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Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot disk that securely wipes
the computers hard disks. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard
disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.
DBAN is a means of ensuring due diligence in computer recycling, a way of preventing identity theft if
you want to sell a computer, and a good way to totally clean a Microsoft Windows installation of viruses
and spyware. DBAN prevents or thoroughly hinders all known techniques of hard disk forensic analysis.
After you tell DBaN to wipe clean a disk or drive, the data on it is gone for good! This makes it
safe for you to sell, donate, or just recycle your old drives and disks without worrying about anyone
ever retrieving any of your old data from it.
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