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WipeDrive has been used to erase hard drive data on over 20 million hard drives! It is approved by the Department of Defense, and it is trusted by government agencies and major corporations.

How can getting rid of my PC expose me to identity theft?

Your discarded computer contains your personal information. Identity thieves know most people don’t know how to correctly erase hard drive data before giving their computer away. These thieves target personal information on discarded computers and use it to steal your identity.

Wait a minute! Can’t I just erase hard drive data by using the Recycle Bin?

Many people think that deleting their files and then emptying the Recycle Bin will permanently get rid of those files. In fact, the Recycle Bin even tells you that emptying the Recycle Bin will permanently remove items.

Unfortunately, that is not correct. After emptying the Recycle Bin, your files can be easily retrieved by many data recovery programs and free software tools.

Does formatting my computer erase hard drive data?

Many people believe the best way to erase hard drive data is by formatting the hard drive. But, contrary to popular belief, formatting your hard drive DOES NOT erase hard drive data!

So how do I permanently erase hard drive data?

The only way to erase hard drive data is to overwrite your hard drive with random information.

Think of a video tape that is full of recorded TV shows on it. The only way to get rid of the old shows is to tape over it.

Using WipeDrive is like finding a channel completely full of static and then recording over the entire tape. Using WipeDrive before getting rid of your computer will completely erase hard drive data and protect yourself from identity theft.

Wipe Hard Drive – Features

• Listed as an Approved Disk Sanitizing Tool by the U.S. Department of Defense.
• Wipe any type of hard drive (IDE, SCSI, SATA).
• Wipe any size hard drive.
• Contains optional command line parameters for more user control.
• Permanently wipe out operating systems, program files, and all file data.
• Wipe ALL data from your hard drive.
• Wipe all partition tables and drive formats – FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, and Linux.
• Verify that your data has been wiped clean.
• View individual drive sectors.
• Option to create an audit log to capture verify and wipe hard drive events that can be imported into Microsoft Access and or Excel.

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Review:

Mostly people think that if you have formatted your hard disc drive then your sensitive data can’t be recovered but contradictory opinion is that your data is not erased by formatting your hard disc drive. Deleted doesn’t mean deleted. You need powerful software to delete all traces with ease and security like WipeDrive.

I was planning to sale my old computer because recently I got my new one. But I was worrying about my old hard disc drive data. Because hackers are so clever and they can recover sensitive data. I came to know about WipeDrive. I bought/downloaded it from the company website and installed. It asks you some simple questions during setup running. There are 2 different options available for file deletion, one is quick and second is secure (US Department of Defense approved). I selected second option and it took almost 5-6 hours to wipe my 120GB hard disc drive.

After the job done, I ran data recovery software to make it sure that files deleted by WipeDrive can’t be recovered. I was amazed with the results because nothing was recovered by data recovery software. I highly recommend this software if you also have most concern about privacy.