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Is there a wipeout tool for FAT32? (Users)

posted by fritz.mueller , Munich, Germany, 04.07.2024, 16:26

> > As an alternative: Is there a working wipeout tool that wipes a WHOLE 2
> TB
> > HD including the MBR?
>
> WDe may do that . However, it's no cmdline tool, but interactive:
>
> - launch WDe, using the disk# as argument, i.e. "WDe 0"
> - press F6 ( functions )
> - press F2 ( fill )
> - enter the pattern you want to fill the HD with
>
> After you entered the no of sectors to be written, WDe starts, without
> further confirmation. The write process tells its progress and can be
> aborted at any time. Good luck .

I ran a first quick test over in about 5 mio sectors with random values on a 300 GB virtual IDE HD in ca. 8 minutes. Works great too, but for a regular user this will be too complex and dangerous to handle.
Nevertheless: Thanks!

Complete thread:

• Is there a wipeout tool for FAT32? - fritz.mueller, 03.07.2024, 13:37 (Users)
  • Is there a wipeout tool for FAT32? - Japheth, 03.07.2024, 15:51
    • Is there a wipeout tool for FAT32? - fritz.mueller, 04.07.2024, 16:26
  • Is there a wipeout tool for FAT32? - mceric, 03.07.2024, 20:51
  • Is there a wipeout tool for FAT32? - Laaca, 03.07.2024, 23:28
  • Is there a wipeout tool for FAT32? - jadoxa, 04.07.2024, 02:53
    • Is there a wipeout tool for FAT32? - fritz.mueller, 04.07.2024, 15:12
      • Is there a wipeout tool for FAT32? - fritz.mueller, 04.07.2024, 16:21
        • Is there a wipeout tool for FAT32? - jadoxa, 05.07.2024, 03:39
  • Is there a wipeout tool for FAT32? - jadoxa, 04.07.2024, 03:36
    • Is there a wipeout tool for FAT32? - mceric, 04.07.2024, 09:32