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title = 'HowTo wipe HDD - 101'
date = 2024-12-11
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## Secure wipe individual file

```sh
shred -v -n 3 ./file
```
> Thou might not be secure if your filesystem use COW (copy-on-write) (like btrfs,zfs), make shadow copies (windows, ntfs), uses RAID.

## Secure wipe entire drive

```sh
shred -v -n 3 /dev/HDD
# Or if you are paranoid - slower
shred -v -n 7 /dev/HDD
```
> Long. Expect waiting a day or two.

Or... 

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