Windows 10: Should i erase and format my disk before installing Windows 10?

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  1. Val So Win User

    Should i erase and format my disk before installing Windows 10?


    Hi. I used another OS, but i decided to install Windows 10. Before i installed Windows, i used DBAN's Quick Erase option to remove the information from the previous OS. Did i do a good thing? Should the HDD be erased, so Windows can be installed in a clean environment, or is Windows able to delete the old information, partition the HDD, and install itself, without me having to delete information and partition the HDD?

    :)
     
    Val So, Jun 25, 2022
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  2. Fernandz Win User

    How To Format A Write Protected Flash Memory ?

    ¿You already tried this one?...

    Run CMD


    1. diskpart
    2. list disk

    Then in the 3º step, put the correct number of disk in the list for the usb flash (if it's listed in disk 3, then you'll have to write select disk 3).

    2. select disk #
    3. clean
    4. create partition primary
    5. select partition 1
    6. active
    7. format fs=fat32
    8. assign
    9. exit

    with that commands you will format the flash drive in fat32, if you have a large drive you can select also "format fs=ntfs" in step 7.

    good luck!
     
    Fernandz, Jun 25, 2022
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  3. dalchina Win User
    Created bootable USB-can’t install /format destination disk

    You have to delete the partitions (step 13 in the tutorial below); you do not/can not install Windows into an existing partition. It is installed to unallocated space- it could create several partitions.

    You could choose to format your disk before you start if you wished.
    Note the format option shown in the screenshot at step 13.

    When in doubt, consult the vast Tutorial section:
    Clean Install Windows 10

    You can search the list here:
    Windows 10 Tutorial Index
     
    dalchina, Jun 25, 2022
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  4. Dia01 Win User

    Should i erase and format my disk before installing Windows 10?

    Securely erasing old SSD - Ubuntu

    Very inexperienced with Linux and have been playing around lately with Ubuntu 17.10 successfully recovering data from a bad HDD, quite impressed by it also.

    First question is. I have an old OCZ Vertex 3 120GB that has been lying around forever and want to wipe it to factory settings and install Ubuntu on it (so I don't need to run Windows side by side on my current OS drive). I'm assuming the easiest way to do this is to do the following?
    • Boot Ubuntu from USB installer
    • Select 'Try Ubuntu before you install it'
    • Open the Terminal and
    • Use the Command-line to Simple Secure Erase i.e. hdparm --security-erase PASS /dev/sdX
    My second question is, if the above will work do I then need to format the entire SSD in ext4 or does the installer by default format/partition the SSD when 'Erase disk and install Ubuntu' is selected?


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    Dia01, Jun 25, 2022
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