Which of the following approaches is the MOST effective way to dispose of data on multiple hard drives?
A. Delete every file on each drive.
B. Destroy the partition table for each drive using the command line.
C. Degauss each drive individually.
D. Perform multiple passes on each drive using approved formatting methods.
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The answer is C as the data needs to be disposed and not the Hard Drives. Approved formatting Methods will completely get rid of the data after multiple passes.
keyword is hard drives, so Degauss C
My understanding D is correct as this informs to use “approved formatting methods”
Me too I go with D. The only hic with D is it works for traditional drive (nor for SSD drive). As they do not specify which drive type, I chose D.
You’re right, Sterling. Overwriting with 0s and 1s in multiple passes is the preferred DoD method but that’s not why I think C is correct. The question is asking MOST effective way to dispose of data on MULTIPLE drives. So assuming that the question does not imply reusing the drives, you can degauss a stack of drives in minutes compared to overwriting that same stack of drives.
Since they don’t imply that the hard drives are going to be reused, I will have to go with C. As Degaussing is the most effective way of disposing of data. However if they stated that the drives needed to be reused, then I would go with D.
I am going C. Formatting is not going to dispose of any data, If it were “approved write-over methods” then I would choose D.