Question: I have a USB hard drive that I’m planning on donating. ?Before I donate it, however, I want to be sure that it has been completely and unrecoverably wiped of personal information.
Darik’s Boot-and-Nuke works for a built-in drive, but not for USB. ?Is there anything that will wipe an external USB?
I’m looking for something that will run from either Vista or from a boot CD.
Answer: If you download the latest Beta Version of DBAN, it states that it supports USB.
I have tested it and it is a good beta build – it works fine…. Just one reported bug when you unplug a USB drive mid-wipe, but who would do that!