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LEPticon
Junior Member

08-21-2016, 08:29 AM

You recently bought three Seagate 160GB hard drives running Windows XP. You aim to retain the operating system while wiping out all personal data and unnecessary files. Follow these steps:

LEPticon

08-21-2016, 08:29 AM #1

You recently bought three Seagate 160GB hard drives running Windows XP. You aim to retain the operating system while wiping out all personal data and unnecessary files. Follow these steps:

darkbrolaf
Junior Member

08-21-2016, 12:27 PM

Use CCcleaner, then navigate to the extra settings and formatting options.

darkbrolaf

08-21-2016, 12:27 PM #2

Use CCcleaner, then navigate to the extra settings and formatting options.

jspr03
Member

08-22-2016, 07:47 AM

Play Hiren's boot CD and power it down.

jspr03

08-22-2016, 07:47 AM #3

Play Hiren's boot CD and power it down.

HairyWiener
Member

160

08-22-2016, 08:38 AM

If you're using Linux, a secure wipe can be achieved with dd. Be aware this process will require a significant amount of time. Confirm you're indeed on Linux. To display drives and partitions: sudo fdisk -l. To overwrite the drive with zeros: (Substitute /dev/sdx with your target hard drive) sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdx

HairyWiener

08-22-2016, 08:38 AM #4

Redqan
Member

154

08-22-2016, 03:55 PM

No, it only clears the toolbar and wiper settings, not the operating system itself.

Redqan

08-22-2016, 03:55 PM #5

No, it only clears the toolbar and wiper settings, not the operating system itself.

PROrikFeeD
Junior Member

08-31-2016, 11:33 AM

Checked the info—won’t be coming in. DBAN ready.

PROrikFeeD

08-31-2016, 11:33 AM #6

Checked the info—won’t be coming in. DBAN ready.