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How can one pause Eraser while erasing? When the Notebook goes to hibernation while Eraser erases and Win starts again will Eraser automatically resume erasing at the same point it stopped?

Yes, it is not a Flash Drive. It doesn't say much more than just plug the drive in the USB 3 port. I guess, actually it should be easy like that. I do not know whether there is a special driver needed, but there is not shown one being missed or so. Yes, a forum would be good.

No, no, these external hard drives I use are USB 3 ones and the port of the Notebook is the right USB 3 port, there is a message shown after plugging in the drive, saying something like that this port can handle higher bit rates or so, USB 3. But it runs like USB 2, up to 30 MB/s.

Alright, I understand. I may be want to give that drive (if I get it running and then schreddered) in a warranty case to a shop, that is why the data shall be made inaccessible. So, I am wondering how the option "Only first and last 2KB" effects. How difficult might it be to recover the data...

Thank you very much, sainokawara. Well, the option in Eraser. The external drive is connected by USB 2 or 3. Actually it would be enough to just make the files inaccessible, so to just substitute some zeros or so. I would imagine it should be much more faster than overwriting the entire data...

I want to erase a 3 TB external hard drive. Using "Pseudorandom Data" lasts extremely long, some days, I guess. And you cannot interrupt erasing and go on the next night as far as I know. So may be using "Only first and last 2KB" could do it. What does that option mean? How sure is it? I assume...