How to use Disk Doctors Data Sanitizer

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How to use Disk Doctors Data Sanitizer

Step1. Run the program either by double clicking the application icon on the desktop or from Programs list in Start menu.

Disk Doctors Data Sanitizer application main window is as shown in Figure below.

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Step2. Select the logical drive that has sensitive data to be erased or select a physical disk to erase complete hard disk and click Next button. As you click Next button, a window to select sanitizing methods is displayed as shown below:

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The utility provides nine sanitizing methods and they are classified into different levels for erasing the data which are based on the security levels.

Below mentioned methods offer "low" security levels

  • Fast Zero Overwrite

  • Random Overwrite

  • US Department of Defense (DoD 5220.22-M)

Below mentioned methods offers "medium" security levels

  • US Navy, NAVSO P-5239-26 ?RLL

  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization - NATO standard

  • German:VSITR

Below mentioned methods offers "high" security levels

  • DOD Standard 5220.28 STD

  • Peter Gutmann Secure Deletion

  • US Department of Defense (DoD 5220.22-M) + Gutmann Method

Select the appropriate method and press "Next" button to erase the selected drive. As you click Next button, a window asking for confirmation before start of the erasing process would be displayed. Click "OK" to continue the process for erasing the selected drive. The utility would erase the selected drive and would display a message once erasing is completed intimating the same.

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