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Easy to use and walks you through the configuration. If your drive has some issues, as I suspect mine did, it will take a LONG time to get the drive wiped. If you believe this comment is offensive or violates the CNET's Site Terms of Use , you can report it below this will not automatically remove the comment. What for, more spam? Retrieved 10 August The time taken, and an estimate of the time remaining, is displayed in the Statistics box. You are cautioned more than once that once started, you cannot undo the drive wipe.

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Data Removal: Darik's Boot and Nuke - DBAN

The most recent version of DBAN is 2. The New York Times. Summary I highly recommend this simple, great software. Summary It takes as long as it takes. DBAN can be configured to automatically wipe every hard disk that it sees on a system or entire network of systems, making it very useful for unattended data destruction scenarios.

Ad very thorough disk wiping program if you give it the few hours it takes to work properly. This is the ultimate in data shredding--there's no recovery once you've used it. The Sariks can be removed and the computer powered off.

There is an unofficial fork of DBAN that is actively maintained. List of data-erasing software. Click here to review our site terms of use. Took about 4 hours for the default which was 1 round with 3 passes to wipe a GB hard drive, and about 2 hours for an 80GB drive.

Updated on Aug 28, Pros Easy, automatic Cons It took a little time to figure out I had to use the right software to burn the bootup disk. DBAN is a means of ensuring due diligence in computer recycling, a way of preventing identity theft if you want to sell a computer, and a good way to totally clean a Microsoft Windows installation nnuke viruses and spyware.

Darik's Boot and Nuke

Because DBAN loads before your operating system, there's not going to be much of an interface. Data erasure software Operating system distributions bootable from read-only media Software using the GPL license. Cons Can't cancel once it's started. Pros Free Easy to use once the CD is properly created: It takes as long as it takes. When DBAN dxriks started, you will be presented with the following screen: I use it with little issues, nothing a hammer won't fix.

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There's a more boo option, as well. Summary I had hoped for a better result. This is not simple, so it is not easy. Sort Date Most helpful Positive rating Negative rating.

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Summary Thank you Darik! Had to resort to a D. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction. Nyke None that I experienced. Updated on Aug 28, Please review: I have used the Autonuke feature on three different machines and all were a complete success. I had hoped for a better ad. Archived from the original on