Drive wiping

Fluffybob · 26 Nov 2025 at 09:52

Hi Everyone,

I have a large number of drives form retired company PCs and wanted your thoughts on the best program to securely wipe them. TIA

John J Sheridan · 26 Nov 2025 at 09:55

I usually use Boot & Nuke - it's free and I pop it on a USB stick and boot from that.

Darik's Boot and Nuke - DBAN - Darik's Boot And Nuke

Free Open-Source Data Wiping Software for Personal Use

dban.org

Glanza · 26 Nov 2025 at 10:14

Bitlocker the drive then format it

HighlandeR · 13 Dec 2025 at 13:41

ccleaner free edition (older version from 2024 and early 2025), you have tools options within the app and then you can run drive wiper and set it to zero wipe. This is very secure and safe no data would leak.

But if you want speed then what's mentioned above it much more faster just perhaps a bit less secure.

darael · 13 Dec 2025 at 15:36

Of all things, I use HD Tune Pro to fill the drive with random data, then use it again to fill the drive with zeros. For extra security when I'm disposing of drives, I'll disassemble the drive and twist the platters - but be careful, as some platters are made of glass!

Snapshot · 14 Dec 2025 at 07:10

You probably don't need to go further than a full clean within Diskpart.