Slow and secure
00:26 Thursday 30 Aug 07
For reasons that escape me I am securely wiping my PC’s HD.
I went to reinstall XP (over a year in situ and I’ll be doing OS X next - less than a year…) and figured that rather than just let it overwrite, I’d get everything smooth and clean. I could have formatted but that doesn’t really do the job, it just plays a system trick - after all, that’s how the police et al get their info isn’t it? So I got dban - I’ve mentioned this before because it has the funniest FAQ entry:
Q: Why does my computer start into a black screen after using DBAN?
A: You must reinstall an operating system because DBAN removes it.
and I started running it. Right now it says:
Runtime: 04:18:30
Remaining: 31:11:39
It’s done 12.52% of 250gb.
I’m not complaining at all - it’s doing thorough job - but I do wish I’d looked into the speed. I bought Jade Empire today and was hoping to start playing it.
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Hmm one app to bookmark… I’ve always done the overwrite thing in the past, but for my ‘dead’ PC, I think DBAN will come in handy!
07:37 Thursday 30 Aug 07
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Disposing of sensitive data? Otherwise, there is no benefit to this over just quick formatting the drive Gordon.
22:12 Thursday 30 Aug 07