If you’re ready to invest in a new computer, and your thinking about donating your old computer to a charity, local group or school, it’s important to make sure your computer’s hard drive is ...

TOKYO, Dec. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Software disrupter Jungle (https://www.diskdeleter.com/) recently announced its launch into the U.S. industry with its ...

When it comes to disposing of old hard drives, simply erasing your files or reformatting the drive alone is not enough to ensure your privacy. In this age of rampant ID theft, it is more important ...

I use http://www.heidi.ie/node/6 for free space wipe within windows. If not running within windows I'd use a linux live cd, although I don't think this meets your gpl ...

Note: As of September 28, 2011, this software has been discontinued by the vendor. The developer’s fuller-featured Data Destroyer software is still available. Simply formatting a drive has never been ...

The fact that reformatting a hard drive doesn’t completely erase the data stored on it is both a blessing and a curse depending on your circumstances. For example, if you reformat your hard drive ...

Joensuu, Finland, September 10, 2012 – Blancco, the global leader in data erasure and computer reuse solutions, has announced its acquisition of DBAN disk wiping software from GEEP, a global e-waste ...

With stories abounding of identity theft aided by information lifted from discarded storage devices, you want devices you no longer plan to use to have no usable information when they head out the ...

My faithful standby, Darik's Boot & Nuke, apparently doesn't support SATA disks; apparently that little gem was yanked to make the for-pay version actually worth buying. Even stepping back to an old ...

Software Recovery has come a long way and recovery software that can recover files from storage devices or hard disks even when it is completely formatted. We have personally reviewed several data ...

LIVERMORE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prosoft Engineering, Inc. launches MediaTools Wipe – A professional computer wiping tool designed for complete and secure data deletion. This is the first product ...

ITworld.com – In last week’s column – Scrubbing Disks, Part 1, we asked a couple questions: “Why should you sanitize disks before letting them out of your sight?” and “How should you do it?”. Given ...