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DBAN

Updated: 04/26/2017 by Computer Hope

Short for Darik's Boot and Nuke, DBAN is a complete bootable disk capable of erasing all data from any hard drive it detects. DBAN helps ensure that no personal information can be recovered from a hard drive after it changes ownership or is discarded.

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