ACRONIS True Image 2013 User's Guide download pdf (Page 207)

Acronis DriveCleanser offers you another useful capability — to estimate the results of executing a

data destruction algorithm on a hard disk or partition. It features an integrated Disk Editor (hard disk

browsing tool).

The aforementioned algorithms offer various levels of confidential data destruction. Thus the picture

you might see on a disk or partition depends on the data destruction algorithm. But what you

actually see are disk sectors filled with either zeros or random symbols.

Creating custom algorithms of data destruction

Acronis DriveCleanser gives you the opportunity to create your own algorithms for wiping hard disks.

Although the software includes several levels of data destruction, you can choose to create your

own. This is recommended only for users familiar with the principles of data destruction used in

secure disk wiping methods.

To create a custom hard disk wiping algorithm, select and click the Custom… line from the

drop-down list in the Algorithm selection window. In this case some new required steps appear in

the DriveCleanser wizard and you will be able to create a data destruction algorithm matching your

security requirements.

Having created a custom method, you can save the algorithm you created. This will be handy if you

are going to use it again.

Loading an algorithm from a file

If you created and saved your algorithm for data destruction while working with True Image 2013

software, you can use it in the following way:

In the Select algorithm window, choose Load from file… from the drop-down list and select the file

with custom data destruction algorithm parameters. By default, such files have a *.alg extension.

Algorithm definition

The Algorithm definition window shows you a template of the future algorithm.

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