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Eraser mentions (53)

• SSD Wipe

  For my drives at work, I use Eraser. It'll let you wipe entire drives or just unallocated space. A single pass of all zeroes is sufficient (listed as British HMG IS5 (Baseline) (1 pass)" in the program. Source: 12 months ago

• How to post on internet anonymously ?

  If you're really paranoid, try something like https://eraser.heidi.ie/ to delete any files from your computer permanently in case you think your laptop or computer might be searched. Source: about 1 year ago

• Completely Wipe an Old Hard Drive: DBAN Alternatives?

  I usually have my drive accessible on a windows box and use https://eraser.heidi.ie/ to fill up all the unused space with pseudorandom data at 1 pass. I call that good for my usage. Source: about 1 year ago

• How to wipe a partition?

  Use Eraser https://eraser.heidi.ie it overwrites the data; you can set how many times you want it to do. Depending a how big the drive is it could take a long time. Source: about 1 year ago

• i want to shred, i'm looking for a good file shredder software, if anyone is using one and can give me some advice it will be great

  The one I have used and recommend is Eraser: Https://eraser.heidi.ie/. Source: about 1 year ago

HDDScan mentions (44)

• Game won't stop crashing on PC, any help is appreciated.

  Try running a drive test on the drive. It's possible it's bad (yes, it can come bad even if it's brand new, actually new hardware tends to have a higher fail rate then midlife span hardware). You can use a tool like HDDScan. Source: 6 months ago

• HDD not accessible suddenly?

  As a first step I'd recommend that you run HDDScan against your HDD. Source: 12 months ago

• PS3 stuck at restoring

  The issue is that files became corrupted, resulting in it needing to check the file system. If you have a hard drive enclosure, I would recommend using the enclosure to connect the drive to a computer, and running a drive diagnostic utility. GSmartControl is a great free program for checking the drive for physical damage. HDDScan can show you where there are bad sectors on the drive. If you’re feeling adventurous,... Source: about 1 year ago

• How to verify health of the newly purchased refurbished harddrive?

  This is the correct url right? https://hddscan.com/. Source: over 1 year ago

• Look at this pc i found thrown away. Yes those are all 4tb hdds so 16tb total. Time to download my entire steam library on these puppies : D

  Smart diagnostics can be done with drive manufacturer's utilities, or a number of third-party utilities, such as hddscan for windows. Some major brand oem systems (such as dell, hp) have diagnostics baked into the motherboard firmware that can do these tests as part of its overall diagnostics test suite. Source: over 1 year ago