FAQ
WipeDrive9 and newer do support the simultaneously erasure of SSD and HDD. We do have the option to detect a SSD, NVMe or SSHD and switch over to a SSD ...
Fri, 3 Jul, 2020 at 8:04 PM
The WipeDrive PXE server can be installed in a VM to boot clients in a ‘normal’ network. However this might need some more technical knowledge, please ask ...
Fri, 3 Jul, 2020 at 8:08 PM
No, WipeDrive does not consume a license if the erasure was not successful, cancelled or stopped for any reason. It will even not comsume a licenses if the...
Mon, 6 Jul, 2020 at 8:23 AM
The verification process happens after the last erasure pass is done writing, unless the method otherwise states. It will check the hard drive if all* secto...
Fri, 3 Jul, 2020 at 8:11 PM
Modern plattern hard drives are so fine that there will no data left after a 1 pass erasure. Older drives had "deeper grooves" to store the data ...
Wed, 2 Jun, 2021 at 2:32 PM
Prior to the erasure there can be a smart test done. It will check the hard drive condition and it this has too many errors it will fail the process. in th...
Fri, 3 Jul, 2020 at 8:13 PM
'Purge' is defined by NIST as: “Purge applies physical or logical techniques that render Target Data recovery infeasible using state of the art la...
Fri, 3 Jul, 2020 at 8:14 PM
WipeDrive does support FTP, SFTP and FTPS See below part for settings in the config file. # Sets the FTP protocol to use. Default is FTP. Valid options...
Thu, 29 Oct, 2020 at 7:49 AM
WipeDrive can handle encrypted drives. However there might be a limitation. Locked drives will give issues in most cases. No problem: Software level ...
Mon, 16 Nov, 2020 at 9:53 AM
If a reports shows "Drive has DCO features but they have been locked out prior to WipeDrive Running" it means that the DCO area is untouched. ...
Tue, 8 Jun, 2021 at 8:35 PM
