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Why does EraserDisk come on a bootable CD?

April 26, 2017bootable CD EraserDisk

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Why does EraserDisk come on a bootable CD?

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A. Two reasons. First, Windows, DOS or any other desktop operating system is designed to run the disk in the background. The only way a utility like EraserDisk can get direct access to the drive is under an OS designed for this purpose. Second, if the entire drive is being sterilized, at some point the resident OS on the hard drive is wiped out.