Write a script to wipe data drive?

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antidefran

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Can somebody write a script for me?

I have a server at home running Windows Server 2012 with a D:\ drive containing sensitive documents. I was wondering if someone had a script that, in case of on emergency, could wipe this drive, preferably then rewrite with all zeroes (or anything so the data becomes irrevocable). Kind of a kill switch that I'd keep on my desktop just in case.

I wouldn't mind if it requires me to download 3rd part erasing software, but I prefer a script as a one-click solution.
 
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drtweak
There are a few free 3rd party wiping software. Just got to look for them. I pay for a program called Active Kill Disk only because it generates a Certificate of my 7 Pass Erases on my clients hard drives to cover our butts, but there are a few out there. I know CCleaner can do it as well. I'm not sure if there is a one click solution to start it up and do that. But if it was me what I'd do is first have it to a normal quick format so the drive looks empty and then have the other program come in and do at least a 3 pass wipe. I have tested this and with a single pass normal windows full format i can still get data. On other programs I can see at least SEE the files but it won't recover with programs that do a random 0's and 1's but a 3...
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There are a few free 3rd party wiping software. Just got to look for them. I pay for a program called Active Kill Disk only because it generates a Certificate of my 7 Pass Erases on my clients hard drives to cover our butts, but there are a few out there. I know CCleaner can do it as well. I'm not sure if there is a one click solution to start it up and do that. But if it was me what I'd do is first have it to a normal quick format so the drive looks empty and then have the other program come in and do at least a 3 pass wipe. I have tested this and with a single pass normal windows full format i can still get data. On other programs I can see at least SEE the files but it won't recover with programs that do a random 0's and 1's but a 3 pass i can't get anything off of.
 
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