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Is there a program that can wipe all data from all storage devices on you pc automaticly? so if is said in 3 hours wipe all data it would get rid of everything? 

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If it did, it couldn't wipe all of your drives since you'd still be booted into your C:/main OS disc.

Might be able to set it up via a live CD/USB boot, maybe.

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Acronis Trueimage, BC Crypt.

 

It depends on how you wipe it, it can be quick or take a long time. I believe SSDs are different and you only have to format them. There is no residual magnetism.

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but is there a way to time delay it, so if i couldn't get to it, it would destroy all data? dont mind using a live cd or usb

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If you search for "format" in control panel and click on "create and format hard disk partitions", you should be able to format any drive. However, if you're really concerned about security you'll need a program that does a more extensive deletion than just formatting, which people have mentioned above.

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could i use a live Linux distro and make make it run a script after a certain amount of time? 

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/diy-it-guy/diy-destroy-data-on-drives-via-a-linux-live-distro/

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@HectiCookiE DBAN ? but it will take over 3 hours for anything bigger then 1 tb.

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@HectiCookiE DBAN ? but it will take over 3 hours for anything bigger then 1 tb.

 that will be fine but a have a raid 0 array with 2 intel 120gb ssd's and 2tb storage drive will it work with this setup?

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DBAN is love DBAN is life.

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 that will be fine but a have a raid 0 array with 2 intel 120gb ssd's and 2tb storage drive will it work with this setup?

You need to disassemble the array first.

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You need to disassemble the array first.

 

can you do that with a hardware raid array?

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could i use a live Linux distro and make make it run a script after a certain amount of time? 

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/diy-it-guy/diy-destroy-data-on-drives-via-a-linux-live-distro/

Yes. Create a cron job or a shell script to delete the data with a delay.

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Yes. Create a cron job or a shell script to delete the data with a delay.

i dont suppose you would know how to do that?

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I know you want a timed program for your cause but...

 

I while back I saw this game that deleted 1 file off your hard drive every time you killed a "Alien" in the game, When you died the game deletes itself.

I thought it would be fun to use this if you wanted to clear the drive of everything, It would take a while but it would be fun to play :D

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Or you could just overwrite the drive itself with 0s from the beginning.

 

i dont suppose you would know how to do that?

http://www.dban.org/node/36

 

I've never personally used DBAN with a RAID setup before so I couldn't say but this is probably your best bet.

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The way I have done it in the past was to boot into an Ubuntu live USB and run

dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/sdb <or whatever your drive is>

It's a simple method, and I think kind of fun :)

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