Hard Drive Question for Security Experts

[stevem326]

Okay, here's one for the hard drive security experts out there. I have an external hard drive on a USB port that I'm going to trade to a friend for a video card upgrade. If I move (not delete, but move) all of the files off the external HD and do an NTFS format does that do enough in terms of security? Nothing on this drive has ever been deleted and I'm MOVING the files off the drive. Will there still be traces of the data on the drive? Like on master file tables or something like that? Even after an NTFS format?

Thanks in advance for any feedback!

 

[ShellGuy]

Are you really worried about your Friend stealing your info? There are programs out that will wipe that drive to DOD specs, if you really are worried....



Will G.

 

[stevem326]

Originally posted by: ShellGuy
Are you really worried about your Friend stealing your info? There are programs out that will wipe that drive to DOD specs, if you really are worried....



Will G.

Nah, I'm not worried about him. But let's say down the road he gets rid of the drive...who knows what might happen then.

 

[Rubycon]

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[imported_Illuvatar]

try Truecrypt

http://glosoli.blogspot.com/2005/09/encrypted-thumb-drive-and-autoplay.html

 

[Jumpem]

When I am done with a drive I always dissassemble it and drill several holes through the platters. I never RMA failed drives either.

 

[dBTelos]

After you move all the files off of the drive, download Eraser and do a wipe empty space.