I like Linux hard drive partitions like this (for a modest total of 2 GB of . . Don't erase these MS Windows partitions during your Linux installation if .

If you're over dual-booting and just want a straight Ubuntu installation, this is what it'll look like if you choose to erase the entire hard drive. .

Nov 29, 2007 . I want to reformat the hard drive to allow a clean reinstall of Ubuntu . In the same thread, I also talked about using Knoppix to wipe out .

When would you need to wipe an entire hard drive? . For Linux systems, BCWipe Total WipeOut runs from a bootable CD (or USB flash drive) using a kernel of .

Mar 2, 2009 . This howto will explain how to delete a file in linux securely and permanently, . And what about all the empty space on your hard drive, .

2 posts - 2 authors - Last post: Jul 17, 2006Hello friends, How do i erase hard disk drive with Linux live CD? Do i need to use knoppix or something else. Poiint out me ftp/http .

Linux question: How do you format a Linux hard drive? Formatting a hard drive with Linux installed is no different than formatting any other hard drive.

How to Format a Hard Drive in Ubuntu. Formatting a hard drive is one of the most common hardware tasks. If you are adding a new drive or partition to your .

To erase the harddisk you can just overwrite the whole harddisk with zeroes. . It is important to take out the platters: Simply burning the harddrive .

8 posts - 5 authors - Last post: Mar 20, 2006Can someone help me with a resource for zeroing out my hard drive, wiping .

Apr 19, 2010 . Have you ever given or sold a PC to somebody else, but really wanted to completely wipe the hard drive first? Today we'll show you how to .

Linux January 9th, 2008. Hard drive encryption (and to a lesser extent, secure hard drive erasing) has been in the news regarding child pornography crossing .

Linux supports a variety of sector sizes, and DOS and Windows support a . Low- level format of a 10-megabyte IBM PC XT hard drive. . Low-level format function can also be called as "erase" or "wipe" in different tools. .

Dec 29, 2009 . I demonstrate how you can format a hard drive to the NTFS file system . what do i do if i want to format the hard drive that ubuntu's in? .

Mar 15, 2005 . hard disk erase. In a recent study, a research team purchased roughly 100 hard . In Linux, your first IDE hard drive is called /dev/hda, .

Aug 29, 2010 . http://www.techchop.com - In this episode Paul shows you how to securely wipe a hard drive so you can sell it on eBay without worrying about .

Sep 14, 2008 . hi, im sure there is a linux program that will let me wipe my hard drive. i found mbr.exe for linux that does that but need to know if there .

Jul 10, 2006 . Explains how to permanently erasing a Linux / Windows XP / Vista (FAT32 / ext3 ) hard disk using open source software.

May 20, 2011 . While it isn't as secure, a decent and easy way is to just zero out the hard drive using a Linux LiveCD (besides, if you really want it done .

11 posts - 10 authors - Last post: Apr 29, 2009Open Discussion about How To Erase Your Hard Drive - HIGLIGHTS: Window, Wipe, . Linux can see partitions that are even unknown to it, .

Jan 14, 2008 . The Seagate Free Agent Pro drive can spin down under Linux when you don't want it to. There's a setting in the hard drive that you can .

5 posts - 4 authors - Last post: Jun 14, 2009How can I format my NTFS formatted USB hard drive (WD Passport 160 GB) to something that my Ubuntu 7.10 installation disc understands?

May 30, 2008 . The wipe process will take several hours to complete for a moderate-sized hard drive. If you want it to go faster you can tell it how many .

Dec 15, 2010 . I'm planning on selling a USB external hard drive that currently contains an old Ubuntu installation with stored passwords and banking .

Freeware file splitter for a variety of platforms (Windows, Linux and more). . It can be used for backup, cloning, your original small hard drive to a new . . These removal tools totally erase your data by replacing the contents of .

22 posts - 7 authors - Last post: Jan 5, 2009However, on an active system with a nearly full hard disk drive (HDD), . . Tools to wipe files, free disk space, swap and memoryEven if you .

How to erase/format hard disk data in RS6000 AIX PowerPC model 43 ?

Jun 1, 2006 . If you are using GNU/Linux or any other UNIX, then you have a tool called shred which can be used to wipe all the data from the hard disk. .

Feb 21, 2001 . If however you're trying to "really" wipe out the hard drive . .. for information about how you can encrypt your hard drive on Linux. .

do you mean that you want to format your hard drive which has ubuntu on it? or . I want to format a hard drive I have ubuntu on. I want to delete ubuntu. .

21 posts - 4 authors - Last post: May 12//Remember !!! fdisk can format your hard disk (which will erase all . .. format ur hard drive from linux bootable cd and then install xp. .

10 posts - 9 authors - Last post: Dec 2, 2010So, you have been visited by the gigabyte fairy and you have a brand new external USB hard drive, you might be irked to find that it's .

15 answers - Sep 17, 2008GNU Shred will wipe everything. Boot from a livecd and run sudo shred /dev/sda ( or whatever hard drive you want wiped is). .

7 posts - 5 authors - Last post: Aug 12, 2010Format entire hard drive (Page 1) - n00b Corner - S-T-D . My goal is to wipe this hd of everything then install a friendlyer linux like .

9 posts - 4 authors - Last post: Jul 3, 2008Just curious if there is a good way to completely wipe a hard drive on a Ubuntu computer that I am going to be donating. .

9 posts - 5 authors - Last post: May 27, 2007Cool I have formatted it with Linux file system. But I can't write anything into it. It says its a read only drive! .

2 answers - Sep 11, 2008my computer at the moment has totally messed up due to viruses. . To boot from a CD, read here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFr… .

Jan 30, 2010 . 2 Responses to “Securely erase hard drive on Ubuntu (unrecoverable shred command )”. Linux guide to common server admin commands (mainly .

A hard or soft reset is required before the drive can be accessed again (the Linux IDE driver will automatically handle issuing a reset if/when needed). .

How to Format a Hard Drive in Linux. This article explains how to format a hard drive in Linux using the standard commands fdisk, mkfs and fsck.

Apr 17, 2009 . If you've started out with a blank hard drive, or you've decided to erase it completely, then you don't need to worry about this requirement .

18 answers - Apr 8My friend gave me an old Windows laptop. . Securely" is a relative term unless you do a multipass wipe, but the odds of a child doing the type .

Jul 12, 2008 . So, How do you Permanently Erase a Hard Drive? . .. NOTE: If you use Linux or have access to a Linux boot disk with the "dd" program on it, .

Apr 19, 2011 . Once the erase process finish, your external hard disk may be able to use in Mac and . How to flush DNS cache in Linux / Windows / Mac .

Feb 14, 2008 . Delete command does not remove your files from hard disk, you have to use more sophisticated software to delete your files beyond recovery.

Jan 2, 2009 . Anonymous Other Topics. Posted: Jan 02, 2009 8:12:47 PM .

Dec 1, 2004 . Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community. . Zero- fill will erase all data on a hard drive, but this needs to .

13 posts - 12 authors - Last post: Jan 6(This will work for any old hard drive, so even if you have an internal one . format filesystem ext ext2 ext3 NTFS linux make new external .

Jul 2, 2010 . Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 500 4016218 83 Linux native (SCSI hard drive 1, partition 1) /dev/sda2 501 522 176715 .

You may need to wipe you hard drive to clean up partition errors, bad installations, or for privacy. This will show you howto do this.

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