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Securely Format External HD

0	Does anyone have a recommendation for a utility to securely format an external hard disk? Thanks. harddrive secure format asked Oct 06 '12 at 22:29 SixHeylo 1●1●1●1

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0	well you don't securely format, but you can format and use file shredder and do a shred free space on it. answered Oct 07 '12 at 00:41 trueb 15.0k●49●99●256

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