How to Wipe Hard drive

Hard drive is an essential part of computer system. It helps to store abundant quantity of data. If we compare computer with human brain then hard drive is system memory. Hard drive is like a backup of all files and folders. There are so many other medium to store data but hard drive attains a higher priority, as it is having higher storage capacity. Almost everyone keeps there information in their PC because of which data security becomes prime concern.

When we are talking about security, prevention comes first. You can prevent misuse of your data. Drive Wipe software is the only solution to prevent your data from being misused. You should be aware of this fact that whenever you delete any file from your system by using “Shift + Delete” option, you think it is gone. But in reality, it is actually not deleted. It is stored somewhere in hard drive itself. If you delete any file only the pointers which contain the address of that file are removed.

Everyone thinks formatting a drive is the easiest solution to erase data. But anyone can easily recover your data back by using data recovery tools. There are so many sophisticated data recovery tools present in market, which can recover data even from formatted hard drive. There are several reasons which made you to format your hard drive.

• When you are looking to sell your PC or Laptop, hard drive, memory card, external hard drive, pen drive etc.
• When you want to dispose your old PC or any other external device.
• If you don’t want to share your personal information with anyone then also you format your hard drive.

To erase a hard drive with security, we need a tool, which can wipe out data completely from hard drive. Drive Wipe clean out all data from the hard drive beyond recovery. First, it recovers the link of files and then overwrites data with garbage values. It overwrites the data by using binary functions (0’s and 1’s). They follow some fixed pattern to overwrite data. These patterns are authorized by government institutes. They are generally used in defense department for data security. Drive Wipe for Windows operating system is available in market. It supports all the version of Windows OS.  Some famous shredding patterns are:-

• US Department of Defense (DoD 5220.22-M)_DOD Standard 5220.28 STD
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization_NATO standard
• Peter Gutmann Secure Deletion
• German:VSITR-US Department of Defense (DoD 5220.22-M)
• Gutmann Method

It is the most secure data wiping software, which will erase your crucial data permanently beyond recovery. Drive Wipe overwrites each and every sector of your hard drive or logical drive by using nine sanitization standards. It totally encrypts the hard drive data with garbage value. So if anyone recovers it also he/she won’t be able to understand it. This tool will overwrite your system data with ease. It makes you fear free, after using this tool you can sell or dispose your PC, laptop, pen drive, external hard drive, without worrying about your personal data. For using this tool, you can download its free demo version available on net. If you are happy with its result, download its complete version and save your hard drive data from being misused.