Thread: Write Zeros To External Hard Drive?
sorry if missed thread on can't find it. have external hard drive connected via usb cable - /media/new volume - , mounted in ubuntu 10.04. how can "write zeros" drive or maybe write random characters in effort wipe data on disk?
thanks!
you want dd command.
can read here
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ommand-362506/
or many other places on internet.
absolutely sure understand command going , have no typos or destroy system.
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