The whole "overwrite xx times" is a myth. Overwriting it once with random data makes it completely unreadable. Overwriting it more than that is a complete waste

The whole "overwrite xx times" is a myth. Overwriting it once with random data makes it completely unreadable. Overwriting it more than that is a complete waste of time. http://computer-forensics.sans.org/blog/2009/01/15/overwriting-hard-drive-data/ http://computer-forensics.sans.org/blog/2009/01/15/overwriti... http://www.howtogeek.com/115573/htg-explains-why-you-only-have-to-wipe-a-disk-once-to-erase-it/ http://www.howtogeek.com/115573/htg-explains-why-you-only-ha...