Hello, Connie, I have been doing a lot of this lately on Windows for just the purpose you are decribing. I highly recommend WipeFree. It is, of course, a DOS program that sanitizes the disk allowing you to select number of wipes, etc. You can find it at: http://www.uwe-sieber.de/util_e.html It is under the "DOS Disk- and File Tools, CD-ROM-Drivers" section. WipeFree does a fine job -- and did I mention it is free?
Another option, (not free), may be better if you want a sanitizer to wipe data from Unix as well. It is an excellent program from OnTrack called, "DataEraser"...the personal edition is $29.95. Professional edition is $500.00. Big difference. The Pro version prints out certificates of verification and a few other things that are not necessary for what you're doing. DataEraser runs independently of the operating system so can be used no matter what OS is installed. It can be purchased online from OnTrack. You can find this program at: http://www.ontrack.com/dataeraser/ Frankly, since you do have both platforms to sanitize - I would spend the $30 and purchase DataEraser. The WipeFree I mentioned if you were concerned with dollars! Good luck, Mike Donovan >===== Original Message From "Sadler, Connie J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ===== >Does anyone have recommendations for freeware or shareware that effectively >erases disks for unclassified but sensitive information? This would be used >for all machines "retired" to school programs, etc. We need one for Windows >and one for UNIX, if one tool can't clean both types of disks. Anybody have >experience with this? > >Thank you! > >Connie
