To get started, selectDownload Freeware Secure Erase Utilityon the download page to gethdd-erase-web.zip.
and copy theHDDERASE.EXEfile to it.
The included text file,HDDEraseReadMe.txt, has some information on how to create the boot disk.
The onlydata sanitization methodHDDErase supports is Secure Erase, but this is arguably the very best one available.
This review is of HDDErase version 4.0, released on September 20, 2008.
Let this screen time out as well.
After some more text is shown, you’ll be given a drive letter that corresponds to the disc.
This is where you will actually enter thecommandsto use HDDErase.
If that doesn’t work, append theEXEfile extension to the end by enteringHDDERASE.EXE.
On the next screen, when asked if you want to proceed, enterYto start the wizard.
Press any key to continue through to the next step, which is just a disclaimer.
Once you find that one, enter the letter and number next to it, such asP0.
To enter the options menu on the next screen, typeYagain.
Enter1on the next screen.
The other options are for changing the active hard drive and exiting the program without erasing the hard drive.
Finally, enterYonce more to actually start erasing the disk.
When back on the main menu, enterEto exit HDDErase.
you’re able to now remove the disc, flash drive, etc.
Supports a hard drive’s only built-in sanitization method.
Very easy to use.
Supports erasing any OS.
Must boot from a CD/DVD or floppy disk to use it.
I also like that the downloaded files are very small.
At around just 13 MB, you get all the files necessary to fire off the software.
