• NaN@lemmy.sdf.org
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    10 months ago

    “wipefs -a” instantly removes filesystem signatures. It’s fast, doesn’t actually delete data but is just as effective in most cases where you’re not worried about someone trying to recover it. Much faster than rm on /. As far as the OS is concerned the drive is then empty.

    “nvme format” is also fast.

    • huf [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      10 months ago

      youngsters and their tools… we just used to dd some /dev/zero onto the block device and ^C out of it after a second or two… :D