What is Data Sanitization?

Data sanitization is a method of erasing all the data from a hard drive in a complete and unrecoverable way.

Specialist triple-pass erasure software equipment is used to ensure that every shred of information is removed utterly from the drive before it is re-formatted and is ready for re-use.

Since this is such a secure erasure system, a certificate is issued for every disk that is erased. If a hard drive fails to be sanitized in our machine, then it will be put through our industrial hard drive shredder.

Six reasons to use Computer Waste Ltd for your data sanitization needs

60+ disk erasure capacity

Our system enables us to automatically examine and erase 60 disks at once in parallel. We have other machines in situ that carry out onboard wipes to the same level of erasure. Those that fail will be shredded.

We permanently destroy your data

We support U.S. DoD erasure standards and more. The process is HIPAA compliant and once a disk is erased, nothing can be recovered.

SMART disk analysis tools

Tools such as SMART monitor, file browser and Hex viewer give a complete overview of your drives.

Disk examination

The tools we use are capable of examining your drives for bad sectors prior to erasure of all data to save time and costs.

Label printing

Labels are provided for each individual drive with all the relevant information documented.

Certificates and reports

We can provide certificates of erasure and full reports of all work carried out on your drives.

What our customers say...

The Growth Company
We have used CWL for over 10 years for our IT asset disposal/recycling requirements. They provide a very efficient and obliging service enabling us to swiftly transition process improvements and changing requirements when necessary. I am very satisfied with the service provided by CWL.
The Growth Company
Rochdale Borough Council
We have used CWL for approximately several years for our IT asset disposal/recycling requirements. They provide a very efficient and obliging service enabling us to swiftly transition process improvements and changing requirements when necessary. CWL also sanitize/re-install equipment for our chosen charity donations as and when required. I am very satisfied with the service provided by CWL.
Rochdale Borough Council
BETFRED
We have used CWL now for several years with no issues.
BETFRED
Merseyside Fire and Rescue
I am very satisfied with the service provided by CWL.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue

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