Windows 10: Easiest way to securely wipe laptop drive

Discus and support Easiest way to securely wipe laptop drive in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; I have a friend who's not very pc savvy and she needs to wipe her hard drive in an old laptop before she gives it away. Can anyone recommend an easy... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Sam Vimes, Apr 11, 2020.

  1. SAM VIMES
    Sam Vimes Win User

    Easiest way to securely wipe laptop drive


    I have a friend who's not very pc savvy and she needs to wipe her hard drive in an old laptop before she gives it away. Can anyone recommend an easy way she can do this? Something like plug in this USB stick and execute the program on it.

    It's Win7 on her machine.

    PS: Usually with old hard drives I use an axe *Smile

    :)
     
    Sam Vimes, Apr 11, 2020
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  2. SATINDEMON4U
    satindemon4u Win User

    Need a secure wipe on an HDD before selling, ideas?

    Hello all. I have a 4TB IronWolf NAS drive that I am going to more than likely sell. However, before doing so I want to make sure that it is secure and everything is actually wiped and can't be recovered.

    Is there a way to do this or is my best bet to just keep the drive or have it shredded? If I can securely wipe it, recommendations of programs to do the job?

    Sorry for the possible dumb question, never wanted to a truly secure wipe before!
     
    satindemon4u, Apr 11, 2020
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  3. DRDNA
    DRDNA Win User
    Need a secure wipe on an HDD before selling, ideas?

    CCleaner has an option in its tools for Drive wipe, 7 passes should be good then a high level format (the long format) then run Recuva and see if you can get anything....should be good to go!

    CCleaner Professional | Try the world’s most trusted PC cleaner, free!
     
    DRDNA, Apr 11, 2020
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  4. JOHNRCC
    JohnRCC Win User

    Easiest way to securely wipe laptop drive

    Best way to Wipe clean a hard drive.

    I have an old Dell XP laptop. I would like to wipe clean its hard drive. What is the best way to do that?
     
    JohnRCC, Apr 11, 2020
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