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HDD Drive Security - When it went wrong
·1088 words·6 mins
Hdparm Storage Linux
When I’ve finished using a hard disk for a customer project I’ll erase the data on it so the drive can be reused without the customers data getting exposed. A simple reformat of the disk would cover most scenarios but there’s a chance data can still be recovered after this so I need to be sure its not recoverable. The Secure erase feature of the disk would be perfect for this, or so I thought.