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Re: [tlug] How to wipe disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (was formatting HDD leaves 11.7 GB untouched



On Mon, 2 Dec 2019 10:48:19 +0900, Thomas Blasejewicz <nyuwa@example.com> wrote:

> How can I wipe the disk ENTIRELY clean?

    sudo dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M of=/dev/sdz

where sdz is replaced with the appropriate
name of your drive. Be sure to use the right name,
otherwise you will wipe stuff you do not want to wipe.


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