Hey /g/eeks. So I want to sell some HDDs and SSDs on ebay. Obviously

>>62247842
>However I didn't find anything on the wiki.
And the rest of the internet? Surely someone else will have asked that question, no?

>>62247873
Well I didn't find anything, so I guess this shouldn't be a concern.
Still, would this be possible?

>>62247842
Use GNU/shred and your data is destroyed even for most forensic data recovery techniques.

>>62247842
DBAN

>>62247842
SSDs just have that command that wipes them. Dont believe any recovery possible after that.

HDDs I would use DBAN with either zeros or random bits. You can do multiple passes but probably waste of time.

Just curious, why do you have multiple drives you are selling?

>>62247842
>My question is if the data can still be recovered by EMF readings?

the people who charge government agencies $22,000 to recover data say they can. realistically, no.

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delete everything from the drive, copy a large file - like, oh, i don't know, Barbarella.avi to the drive. rename it, copy another copy onto the drive, keep copying and renaming until there isn't enough room for one more. then choose a smaller file and do the same until the filesystem says it's had enough. delete everything again, and when they go to recover the data, they'll think you're a lot older than you actually are.

>>62249468
Retarded.

>>62247842
Okay, gonna help you out here.
For HDDs, use shred to wipe it 3 times w/ random data. Create empty mbr after - many normies will think that HDD is broken because Windows doesn't see it.

As for SSD, Google arch SSD wipe and do a full TRIM. After that, all data is gone. Again, create a new mbr.

If your HDD is big, look into shred alternatives. Shred is notorious for being slow.