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Wiping Disks With DBAN

Dec 24, 2008, 18:34 (0 Talkback[s])
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"Be warned: A full standard disk wipe, especially on an old or slow machine, can take a long time (three to four hours is quoted as standard, but it can be much more than that on older machines). I usually leave it running overnight."

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