PowerQuest DataGone V2.4 Level B
Know your gear
DataGone permanently erases data from hard disks and removable media. It is specifically designed to eliminate data that is no longer needed and should not be recovered by anyone else.
When files are deleted from a disk on your computer through the operating system, the operating system (Windows 95/98/2000/Linux) does not erase the content of these files from the disk. It only deletes references to these files on the hard drive. Contents of the deleted files continue to be stored on the disk and can be easily restored using disk utilities.
DataGone solves today's data security problem faced by many companies by overwriting every byte of data on the media. This ensures that sensitive, confidential files cannot be recovered using software or hardware-based file recovery tools.
The user can choose one of four write methods for overwriting data:
- Write Zeros - Writes a hexadecimal 00 to each byte on the disk.
- Current NSA standard - Write two random patterns and zero.
- Previous NSA standard - Sets all bytes to zero, then overwrites the disk three more times, setting the disk to one, then zero, then one again.
- DOD standard - Write character, complement, and random character
- Deleted files can never be recovered by any means.
- Running under DOS allows DataGone to completely erase data from hard disks, removable media and diskettes because another operating system is not writing to the registry of a computer.
Software features
License level: Level B
Media type: License (CD-ROM included)
Product type: Full version
Version number: 2.4
System Requirements
Operating system : Linux
Operating system : Windows® 2000
Operating system : Windows® 95
Operating system : Windows® 98