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[ciphershut]

Hi
I have bat file:
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ECHO OFF
cipher /W:C:
shutdown -s
exit
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But it just shutdown imediately, not done of cipher command.
how can i fix it?
PC is shutdown when cipher is done !
thx

[foxidrive]

Some programs wait and some don't.

cipher could be anything - it may not even be called cipher
but the start command has a wait switch.

[ciphershut]

thx foxidrive,
I am is beginer :°)
i trying with start with wait option.
my big probleme is "cipher" ,.
i need simple, fast solution to absolute erasing of datas
you have idea ?

[foxidrive]

i trying with start with wait option.

How did you go?

[ciphershut]

i trying with start with wait option.

How did you go?

START /WAIT cipher /W:C:
SHUTDOWN -f -s -t 0 : is not work.

cipher /w:c:|more
shutdown -f -s -t 0 : is working

[foxidrive]

i need simple, fast solution to absolute erasing of datas

I can't follow what part is not working and how it fails, but can you explain what kind of secure erasure you need and on what kind of drive?

Do you need military level erasing of data from each sector on the drive?
Is it a flash drive?

[ciphershut]

i need simple, fast solution to absolute erasing of datas

I can't follow what part is not working and how it fails, but can you explain what kind of secure erasure you need and on what kind of drive?

Do you need military level erasing of data from each sector on the drive?
Is it a flash drive?

I use cipher xxx|more and it is work.
mechanicc HDD.
i know that: impossible erase on flash drive?

[foxidrive]

Some discussion I read has suggested using an encrypted file on the drive, then all you need to do is to delete it.

[ciphershut]

Some discussion I read has suggested using an encrypted file on the drive, then all you need to do is to delete it.

i thing this solution is not good. Because original datas to be deleten without encrypt.

[foxidrive]

Some discussion I read has suggested using an encrypted file on the drive, then all you need to do is to delete it.

i thing this solution is not good. Because original datas to be deleten without encrypt.

You can encrypt the whole drive.

Your actual situation is unknown so we can't judge how to go about it.

[miskox]

You can try and use sdelete.exe from Sysinternals (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sys ... elete.aspx). It returns to 'cmd' when it completes.

Saso