Time Capsule Erase - Slow Progress

[james*b]

Hi
I am wiping a 2tb 3rd Gen Time Capsule before selling it - I decided to do a 35 pass erase before I realised quite how long that would require - should it really take around 9 hours per pass!?
Thanks in advance,

 

[FreakinEurekan]

From some googling on it, looks like a 35-pass erase should take about 2 weeks.

 

[AnonMac50]

I remember it taking several hours to do one pass on a 200 GB internal drive (5400 RPM).

Anyway, something like this I recommend connecting to Ethernet for.

 

[FreakinEurekan]

Anyway, something like this I recommend connecting to Ethernet for.

Won't help, the TC is doing the erasing on its own. The utility is just displaying the progress.

35-pass erase is ridiculous. If your data is THAT sensitive, incinerate the drive.