Hard drive erasing.

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flare09

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C Cleaner works pretty well for me. While it doesn't wipe your entire memory it gets rid of the non crucial crap that takes up a lot of space.
 

Jamanticus

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flare09 said:
C Cleaner works pretty well for me. While it doesn't wipe your entire memory it gets rid of the non crucial crap that takes up a lot of space.
I use CCleaner as well.....Works nicely, but really only deletes clutter....I'm fine with that, though.
 

Jamanticus

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C Lion said:
Delete C drive, solve problem.
The problem with that is that, even after a normal deletion, it's a straightforward and somewhat simple process of 'undeleting' the files.

Files on a hard disk leave a signature there, even after they're erased. You'd need either a special type of program to overwrite the files a zillion times after they're deleted, a powerful magnet, or destruction of the drive to make sure they're gone permanently. All three wouldn't hurt if you wanted to make absolutely certain.
 

Mariena

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superbleeder12 said:
7 pass DBAN.

Why do you need to completely erase your drive? Illegal material?
This one here. Will take a while, but nothing will wipe your hard drive more thoroughly like a boot and nuke. Especially Dan's.