Unrecoverable data

leowyatt · 16-02-2008, 12:55

Hey all,

My removable HD power connection within the box has just gone kaput. I can get the drive out to backup our data but would like to know if anyone has any software that would render any data unrecoverable when I take it back. Don't want anyone snooping round our stuff.

Cheers

Dymetrie · 16-02-2008, 12:57

When my 200GB drive went kaplooey I used this to knacker the data on it...

Ran a few passes and it seemed pretty ok to me

leowyatt · 16-02-2008, 13:23

Turns out I am a tool and should check plug connections before claiming something is broken

Nutcase · 16-02-2008, 13:26

Oops!

I think killdisk is what my old placed used, and they dealt with government stuff so had to be approved etc.

Stan_Lite · 16-02-2008, 13:38

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Originally Posted by leowyatt

Turns out I am a tool and should check plug connections before claiming something is broken

Stan_Lite · 17-02-2008, 05:39

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Originally Posted by Kitten

lol Stan that's exactly what I said to him when he came and told me what he'd done

That image is so appropriate on so many occasions on internet forums that I have it permanantly parked on my webspace and have memorised the URL

PvtPyle · 18-02-2008, 17:24

This solution works effectively too:

leowyatt · 18-02-2008, 17:31

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Originally Posted by PvtPyle

This solution works effectively too:

not if I want a replacement

I can't take the hd back with a nail through the enclosure and drive then ask for a new drive

PvtPyle · 18-02-2008, 18:29

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Originally Posted by leowyatt

not if I want a replacement

I can't take the hd back with a nail through the enclosure and drive then ask for a new drive

You win!

16-02-2008, 12:55	#1
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Unrecoverable data Hey all, My removable HD power connection within the box has just gone kaput. I can get the drive out to backup our data but would like to know if anyone has any software that would render any data unrecoverable when I take it back. Don't want anyone snooping round our stuff. Cheers __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

16-02-2008, 12:57	#2
Dymetrie A large glass of Merlot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Letchworth with a Lightsaber Posts: 5,819	When my 200GB drive went kaplooey I used this to knacker the data on it... Ran a few passes and it seemed pretty ok to me __________________ Khef, Ka and Ka-Tet....

16-02-2008, 13:23	#3
leowyatt Chef extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Infinite Loop Posts: 11,143	Turns out I am a tool and should check plug connections before claiming something is broken __________________ "Dr Sheldon Cooper FTW!"

16-02-2008, 13:26	#4
Nutcase Moonshine Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chelmsford, innit! Posts: 3,979	Oops! I think killdisk is what my old placed used, and they dealt with government stuff so had to be approved etc.

18-02-2008, 17:24	#7
PvtPyle Sofa Boy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wield of the Shire Posts: 701	This solution works effectively too: