Windows 10: Does windows format upon fresh installation properly wipe data on SSD?

Discus and support Does windows format upon fresh installation properly wipe data on SSD? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; If I re-install fresh windows 10 on a previously used SSD, the windows installer will format the SSD I understand. However, will the data that was on... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Bart_Je, May 29, 2023.

  1. BART_JE
    Bart_Je Win User

    Does windows format upon fresh installation properly wipe data on SSD?


    If I re-install fresh windows 10 on a previously used SSD, the windows installer will format the SSD I understand. However, will the data that was on there be securely erased by this procedure? I cannot manage to format the SSD beforehand, because it is locked. Can still perfectly use it though, but both my BIOS and third party apps will not allow me to format it. Thanks in advance!

    :)
     
    Bart_Je, May 29, 2023
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  2. AYYYUSHHHHH
    ayyyushhhhh Win User

    Fresh Windows Installation in SSD

    Hey, i want to install fresh windows on my SSD..but will it wipe my D drive(Other drive than OS drive) if i install windows on SSD? I can't backup my data..what will you recommend ? My PC has 1 TB hard disk and I added a new SSD of 256GB . I want to install
    windows in SSD ..so what will happen if i install new windows in ssd will it delete my personal data..?
     
    ayyyushhhhh, May 29, 2023
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  3. JERRY⠀
    Jerry⠀ Win User
    Reinstalling Windows 10 on SSD and wiping data on HDD

    I recently added an SSD to my PC which already had a 2 TB HDD. Everything works perfectly fine, but I want to install a fresh copy of Windows 10 onto my SSD and use that as my boot drive and wipe all the current data from my HDD. (I don't want to do data
    migration.) How would I go about doing this?
     
    Jerry⠀, May 29, 2023
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  4. FAHIM.ANWAR
    Fahim.Anwar Win User

    Does windows format upon fresh installation properly wipe data on SSD?

    Fresh Install of Windows 10 Home in new SSD

    I have this Dell N4010 Laptop that I want to upgrade with an SSD and use the existing HDD as Data drive. I have an original windows of digital license.

    Please suggest how I can install a fresh copy of the windows in my new SSD with the existing license. And please suggest how to activate the new installation of Windows.
     
    Fahim.Anwar, May 29, 2023
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