https://iniy.org/tags/data-deletion/Recent content in Data-Deletion on iniy.orgHugoenFri, 12 Apr 2024 10:58:51 +0000https://iniy.org/2014/03/secure-wiping-your-harddisk/Sat, 15 Mar 2014 19:36:30 +0000https://iniy.org/2014/03/secure-wiping-your-harddisk/<p>This is a little FAQ about securely wiping your harddisk.</p> <h2 id="why-is-deleting-the-files-not-enough--eg-rm--rf-">Why is deleting the files not enough ( e.g. rm -rf *)<a class="anchor" href="#why-is-deleting-the-files-not-enough--eg-rm--rf-" aria-label="Link to this section"></a></h2> <p>Because this removes only the meta-data to find the data, but the data itself is still there. It could be recovered scanning the disk. Imagine it like a book where you ripe out the table of contents. You can&rsquo;t find a chapter by looking up the page number, but you can flick through the whole book and stop when you find what you are looking for.</p>