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What is Secure Erase and how does it differ from standard overwriting?

April 26, 2017differ erase overwriting Secure standard

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What is Secure Erase and how does it differ from standard overwriting?

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Secure Erase utilizes code that is embedded in the hard drive. The atomic process sanitizes data on all drive sectors. It is 8-18 times faster than less effective commercially available overwrite routines that are incapable of reaching all sectors of the hard drive. To learn more about Secure Erase and how it compares to other data destruction methods, please visit our Whitepaper Library.