Securely Erase files in Hard Disk

[putingcow]

I want to sell my Hard Disk anytime soon and i want to delete my "files" before giving it so that no one can recover is there any freeware for me to do this, and if there's any is it tested. i can't really decide if i'll give my hard disk because of this security reason.

[luffy]

You can use this:
http://www.dban.org/

[johnshaw1917]

I have used this software before and it works.

http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm

[putingcow]

can i use killdisk professional version no purchase needed?

[hellnoire]

KillDisk Professional... if you need that secure of deletion, listen to luffy. Dban does it fine, for free, and really well. I use it in my CD toolkit.

[johnshaw1917]

can i use killdisk professional version no purchase needed?

Yes, I used the free version.

[grr]

I would like to suggest following:

Secure Erase

Comes from University of California, San Diego


Active@ Kill Disk - Hard Drive Eraser-Free

Trusted Name


Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN")

Open Source + OS Independent + Good Recommendations

[tangomouse]

i use this and u wont find any better , http://hddguru.com/content/en/softwa...l-Format-Tool/
and its FREE!!!!!

WARNING: After running this free low level format tool, the whole disk surface will be fully erased.
Therefore, data restoration will be impossible after using this utility!

Download Windows installer: HDD Low Level Format Tool ver.2.36 build 1181