🧽 1. Data Wiping (Software-Based)

• Overwrites existing data multiple times
• Suitable for hard drives, laptops, and desktops
• Devices remain reusable after wiping
• Follows industry-compliant standards

Ideal For: Companies reselling or donating devices.

🧲 2. Degaussing (Magnetic Erasure)

• Uses strong magnetic fields to scramble data
• Destroys data on HDDs and magnetic tapes
• Leaves drive non-functional
• Not suitable for SSDs or flash drives

Ideal For: Retiring magnetic media (HDDs, tapes).

🪓 3. Physical Shredding

• Shreds drives into tiny fragments
• Guarantees complete non-recoverability
• Works for HDDs, SSDs, tapes, and CDs

Ideal For: Highly confidential data or bulk disposal.

🧠 What Should You Choose?

• For reuse: Data wiping
• For HDD-only destruction: Degaussing
• For total destruction: Shredding
• For max assurance: Combine all three