4.3 Erase Data from a Device

To wipe the entire disk with all partiontions, use the entire disk - sda. To wipe a specific partition, specify the partiotion - for instance ...

1. Download and burn a Linux LiveCD that includes the hdparm utility. · 2. Attach the drive(s) to be erased and boot the computer up from the ...

These methods use a command called dd. Wiping the entire disk. This will overwrite all partitions, master boot records, and data.

Wiping a disk is done by writing new data over every single bit. Tip: References to disks in this article also apply to loopback devices.

You can use a standard Linux delete file command to selectively remove data, delete a directory in Linux, or completely wipe a hard drive. Of ...

Explains how remove all partitions, data and create an empty disk under Linux operating systems using the dd or shred or scrub command.

This is a simple guide, part of a series I'll call 'How-To Guide Without Ads'. In it, I'll show you how I completely initialize a hard drive ...

To wipe out all data in unoccupied sectors on the selected partitions, press F9 or choose the Wipe command from Task menu. The Wipe Free Disk Space dialog box ...

This article shows you the three best ways to completely erase data from your disk using the dd, shred and wipe command.

Linux Mint comes with a GUI partition editor called Gparted that you can use to wipe your drive, repartition it, format it or whatever you want.