I usually use a sharpie marker to write on my hard disks. It stays on better.
Ohhhhh...overwrite...got ya! Seriously...I usually use something like DBAN with whatever number of passes you prefer. DBAN is also pretty good at detecting problems with the disk as well. This is of course for disposal...but you could do it before using it again. On 13-10-21 07:57 PM, Juan Alberto Cirez wrote: > Quick question: is there a way (other than a shell script) to ensure > that a drive is overwritten after its full...? Or better after 98% full? > > Thanks > > =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* > > =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= > Exotic & Sunny Porto Novo, Benin > ---------------------------------------------++ > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
