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It depends on how badly you want the data erased and whether or not you want to reuse the disk.
Your Operating System has a command that will "delete" files, but they will still exist on the disk in a recoverable form. The command might be "rm" or "del", depending on what OS you are using.
You can also use "secure delete" utilities like BestCrypt's bcwipe or eraser, which will overrite the data many times. Search the internet for "Gutman" and "secure delete" for more products.
If you REALLY want the data GONE, a blowtorch is very reliable. So is a hammer. Especially if you dispose of the resulting pieces in different dumpsters.
Good luck.
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How do zip superdisk and jaz disks compare to hard drives and floppy disks?
Zip,Super Disk, and Jaz drives hold large amounts of data and are portable.Floppy Disk and hard drives and notportableand cant hold that much data.
What is the storage capacity of the jaz disk?
1 Gb
How do you delete a rw CD?
Go onto "My Computer" right click on the disk, and then select "Format" it will not entirely erase all the data on the CD, but it will erase majority of it.
Why cant you see the erase this disk option on Windows 7 for DVD plus r?
You can't erase data from a DVD, so there's no option to do so.
What does format command in windows do?
It erases all your data on the disk which you specified, fofr instance, format C:. It will format (erase) all your data from C.
What do the format button do?
It wipes all your data off your hard disk.
How do you erase songs from a disk?
its either a re-writable disk or its not!
How do you protect your information when disposing a laptop computer?
Erase the information from the hard disk. Once may not be enough, because simple deletion of files does not erase the information. Re-formatting the disk is another possibility. You can also get commercial software that will totally wipe files and data from a system.
What is a zip disk?
A zip disk is a disk which can be read by a Zip drive.
If you format a disk with something on it will it erase it?
Yes.
Disk you can record but not erase?
CD-RW
How do you erase personal information off the hard drive?
Hello, Its necessary to recycle hard drive and its equally important to wipe the data off it. The hard disk user believe once they delete data from the hard disk, there are no chances of data retrieval. Contrary to popular belief's the data can be recovered and one could be victim of identity theft. Normal system tools won't really help you, one needs to do much deeper cleaning or disk wipe There are various tools available to erase the data for you. BitRaser, is one such tool available in the market that will help you wipe all the data off the disk. It can wipe data from any kind of hard drives such as SCSI, SAS, IDE/ATA, SATA hard drive and USB.
