If you have nvme use secure erase first.
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lka1988@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Step 1: Back up important files
Step 2: boot from live Linux USB
Step 3: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/nvmeX && dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/nvmeX Repeat
hodgepodgin@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Chiqa@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
This, but encrypt the backed up data with full disk encryption.
Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Use a live Linux ISO that can run entirely in memory, and run step 3 in an infinite loop. Take the USB with you and leave the PC running.
agingelderly@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m dumb, what does this do?
faintwhenfree@lemmus.org 3 weeks ago
Write random data in the drive over and over again, with one or two pass there are some sophisticated techniques that can get some sliver of data out if the random. But with 3 4 passes and more it’s statistically unlikely they can recover anything.
WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Runs step 3 in an infinite loop