Best software to Wipe HDD's

psd99 · 16 Apr 2020 at 11:12

Hi all,

what is the best software to use to clear data on HDD's?

How long would 500GB drives take to clear?

cheers all.

psd99 · 16 Apr 2020 at 12:03

lurkio said:
if you want to do it properly it will take a while
the one I use is dban https://sourceforge.net/projects/dban/
make sure you select the correct drive tho

How long would I be looking at for 500GB drive?

psd99 · 16 Apr 2020 at 12:07

20 hours jeebus!
that's too long when u got so many drives

out of interest what are u all doing with old HDDs?

psd99 · 16 Apr 2020 at 12:12

so I got quite a lot of drives here
like 10+ all old sata drives with files/photos/videos on that I no longer need

dbaning them will prob take days then based on this thread.