Planning on replacing my HDDs. DBAN question.

Part-SelectB to Tech Support@poweruser.forumEnglish · 1 year ago

Hello, I’ve had my HDDs for 10+ years, want to get rid of them and switch them for SDD’s, or go completely with just my laptop.

I have a lot of data, government data, finance data, personal data, ID documents, passport, SIN, drivers license scans, over the past 10 years and would want it wiped.

It seems like DBAN is the most people data deletion software but I notice it says:

“Permanent Data Erasure YES** Removes data without any certifiable proof. No guarantee of data removal.”

No guarantee of data removal. Is it something to worry about, is there something better?

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