Name: User123456789 Date: January 9, 2008 at 02:39:30 Pacific Subject: cleaning disk OS: w2k CPU/Ram: n/a Model/Manufacturer: n/a
Comment:
I have a PC on which I should clean the disks. Cleaning, meaning : making all data on it, disappear, and thus not readable.
Deleting it will not do, since he will still store many files on his hidden filesystem mechanism.
Format will the do the same as above.
I have 2 disks, one OS and one simple data disk, and both are using FAT32.
I was thinking on this procedure: - deleting all files - deleting the Recycle Bin - looping a copy of a dummy file (with no valuable data), to continue copy until the disk is full, ex. :
But how do I do with the OS disk ? I want to be able to check the result ... for which I need the OS still to work. I currently have NO startup CD or so.
As stated, that is part of the problem yes. But when you delete files (as a last thing before you do tha magic trick), you determine what to delete. So, you select all data, possibly even Program Files, and ...
But, indeed, it's better if you can startup the computer, whilst not needing C: drive, so you can clear that drive as well ...
User, if you're attempting to state a procedure for cleaning data off of a computer, then you're completely wrong...at least the part that I can understand.
I think sometimes people post these completely off-the-wall, indecipherable ramblings just to see how we'll react.
Maybe I didn't stress this part clearly enough : I do NOT want to retain the Operating System. The only reason I don't remove it immediately, is because I want to use it to have the disks wiped.
"The only reason I don't remove it immediately, is because I want to use it to have the disks wiped." You can't do that anyway. You can't format/reinstall Windows from within Windows.
Boot to the OS CD, run through the setup, delete the parititons found, reparition as you wish, then format and reinstall.
Found these references, need to check them. It's not that I have information of National security on my system, but it would be stupid of me to say : hell yes, all data is removed from the disks, I formatted them !
Interesting thing is that the dummy file creation is needed several times, instead of one time only. Would like to see a technical explication for that. A bit is zero or one, and the previous state is never kept ... which leaves only one explication, be it that you must make sure to address all bits on a drive. O-oh.
"dummy file creation is needed several times, instead of one time only" Why do you think that?
Again, WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?????? If all you want to do is wipe the drive and reinstall the OS from scratch, then all the rest of this stuff is a waste of time.
Download a program called Eraser. With that program you can create Nuke Boot Disk. If yor computer restarts enter the floppy and follow the instructions. After that the HDD is inreadable. You have to format the HDD to use it.
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