USB Boot image
Requirements
- USB thumb drive
- Free image tool (all operating systems) https://www.balena.io/etcher/
- drive-shred-boot-image-v0.0.1.iso
How to use
- Open up Etcher
- Select the
drive-shred-boot-image-v0.0.1.iso
file as the "Selected Image" - Plug in USB
- Image
- With the computer to wipe powered off, plug the USB into computer.
- Power on the computer and Press F12, F10, Delete or whatever key let's you select the boot device
- Select the USB drive. This works for BIOS and UEFI. If you have a choice, choose UEFI, it's a faster wipe.
- The computer will power down as soon as all the disks are wiped. (This can take many hours or days, depending on how big and fast the drive is)
NOTE: You can remove the USB drive as soon as wiping begins. You can plug into another computer to start wiping that drive.