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Fast way to wipe an external HDD?
I have recently acquired 2 new WD My Passport 4 TB external hard
drives. I really like their small size, different colors, and the fact that they get their power from the USB 3.0 cable plugged into the USB port on my desktop - no separate power cord and little brick to crawl around plugging into an electrical outlet. I have three old external hard drives that I would like to retire. The largest is 3 TB and the smallest is 1 TB. One is an old and slow USB 2.0. I've tried using several different free wipe programs, but all seem to require over 15 hours to do a one-cycle wipe on the smallest drive. I'd like quicker. Question: Is here a good free wipe program that would wipe these external drives in less than a workday? Once wiped, I will throw these old drives away unless someone speaks up and will pay for the shipping charges to get them from me to them. Thanks in advance for your help. |
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