>-----Original Message----- >From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf >Of Hakan Koseoglu >Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 2:54 PM >To: CentOS mailing list >Subject: Re: help fdisk and dd > >> What is the best practice to remove all data in the disk? >If you want to securely remove the data, I recommend using a tool like DBAN. >If you want to just wipe out the partition & boot sector for a clean >reinstallation, dd'ing the disk with zero for a couple of Mbytes is >more than enough. I second that. Dban is the niftiest thing since sliced bread. Very handy tool, if a bit slow. But I guess that comes with the territory. 8-) -- /Sorin
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