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Remove all data from HP LH4 raid 5 server
- Thread starter lizdunn
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How confidential is the data on the disks? Reformatting will certainly remove the data to a level sufficient to conceal for Mr Average user, but for an IT-savvy user, they can still get at the data.
You need to use a third party utility that does through and overwrites every track with 1s and 0s (or other random data) several times over to fully kill the data to a high level of security. Even then, a laboratory can retrieve the data but at great expense and time.
Search Google for Disk Eraser. There's many available.
Regards: tf1
You need to use a third party utility that does through and overwrites every track with 1s and 0s (or other random data) several times over to fully kill the data to a high level of security. Even then, a laboratory can retrieve the data but at great expense and time.
Search Google for Disk Eraser. There's many available.
Regards: tf1
newBPhoneGuy
Technical User
tf1 what would be the ways if any you could retrieve the data after the disk has been reformatted i havent heard of doing this but i work with a nation wide server maintenance company and believe me cliens do some stupid stuff to their systems and being able to retrieve data that has been blown out that far would be a great tool for any maintenance tech to have
much thanks
much thanks
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