doing-a-secure-data-removal-for-a-hard-disk.md 722 B
Title: Doing a secure data removal for a hard disk Date: 2016-08-20 20:23:01 Categories: [cli] tags: [dd, knoppix, scrub, shred] Slug: doing-a-secure-data-removal-for-a-hard-disk
Authors: sedlav
In this tutorial nixCraft explains how to delete data permanently from a hard disk using a live CD.
The secure removal of data is not as easy as you may think. When you delete a file using the default commands of the operating system (for example “rm” in Linux/BSD/MacOS/UNIX or “del” in DOS or emptying the recycle bin in WINDOWS) the operating system does NOT delete the file, the contents of the file remains on your hard disk.