Computer systems have become one of the most common household items. And as is the case with most of the things, there are numerous myths related to the hard drive. Since, most of the computer users do not have complete technical knowledge related to the hard drive, they result in having their self-perceived conclusions. However, today, thanks to the various forums and newsgroups that have come up, their self-made conclusions come to an end. While there are numerous myths related to computer hard drives, an equal number of myths surround hard drive formatting as well. One such myth is that data saved in the hard drive gets permanently deleted, when the hard drive is formatted. But, the fact is, data remains on the hard drive. It is just that a new file system is installed on the hard drive. The data after formatting can be easily recovered using advanced data recovery software. However, if the user wants to permanently delete the hard drive data, s/he needs to use a commercial Hard drive wipeapplication.

To illustrate the above case, consider a scenario where you want to give away your hard drive. To do so, you format the hard drive and give it to another user. In such cases, you may be in problem as the data saved in the hard drive can be recovered and misused. 

Note: The data after after formatting is simply marked as 'Deleted' but remains in recoverable state unless it gets overwritten by some other data.

A safe and easy way to permanently delete hard drive (that can not be recovered by any data recovery software) is by using an advanced Hard Drive Wipe application. 

Such Data Eraser Software can be used by any computer user as they are easy to install and operate. These tools employ advanced deleting mechanisms to permanently delete the hard drive data, such as, data files, system files, hidden files and more. The data erased using these software can not be recovered by any data recovery application.

Stellar Disk Wipe is a powerful Data Eraser Software to permanently delete all kinds of files and folders from your hard drive. The easy to understand eraser application comes with a Boot CD that has an option of wiping any external or secondary hard drive. Compatible with Windows (Vista, XP, 2003, and 2000) and Mac OS X (10.4 and 10.5), the software also wipes locked