Review on 💾 Efficient Data Wiping Software: DBAN Boot and Nuke for Windows, Linux & Mac on CD by Jerry Anderson

Well, simple statement, this product does what it promises: 1. It boots the system from CD2. It works in both manual and automatic settings. This product performs a low level DoD cleaning according to the statement on the screen. The DoD (Department of Defense) has set the standard for hard drive wiping to ensure all data is removed from the hard drive. This cleaning procedure takes over a small part of the standard cleaning. What most people don't realize is that when they "remove" something from disk, that item is not actually "removed". The only thing "removed" is the pointer to the file. so that it can be accessed. When the pointer is deleted, the position of the deleted element can be overwritten with new data. The element can be restored by combing the disk using special software. This can be a tedious job. But this is another world! It took about 5.5 hours to erase a 500GB drive and just over 25 hours to erase a 3TB drive. This is something you will definitely want to start running and forget about for a long time. Another thing, do not bother to put two drives in the system and do not think that if you choose the automatic method, both drives will be erased - no! It is configured to recognize and erase the "boot" disk (zero disk). If you have a drive on both drive 0 and drive 1, it will only see the drive on drive zero and continue cleaning. Well, if you have a good drive that you want to keep, be sure to unplug the cable from it "just in case"! You never know when a version of the software will change and try to erase exactly what it sees as connected, not just drive 0. This essentially means you have to attach whatever drive you want to erase to the drive . 0 cable, not drive cable 1.