Comment Comment by noinsight Or, you can use the (S)ATA Secure Erase[1] command which was designed from the start to securely wipe a hard disk and should handle wiping reserve space etc. properly.[1] https://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/ATA_Secure_Erase parent noinsight 9 years ago
[1] https://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/ATA_Secure_Erase