Re: Debian Format Disk
On Saturday, August 17, 2019 12:57:02 PM -04 Peter Roger wrote:
> Hieveryone,
>
> Maybesomebody can help me with some explanations. Thank you in advance!!
> WhenI do format disk form accessories → disk → format disk → erase, I have 3
> option: 1.Don't overwrite existing data (Quick)
> 2.Overwrite existing data with zeroes (Slow)
> 3.ATA Enhanced Secure Erase (Approximate 4 minutes)
>
> Whatexactly do each of them?
>
> Thankyou!
Hi Peter:
Here you may find a nice and brief explanation:
https://maas.io/docs/disk-erasure
It is not specific to Debian because this is general behaviour on most
operating systems.
Cheers
Eike
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