Windows 10: Giving away external drive, how to make reasonably sure the data is not recoverable
Discus and support Giving away external drive, how to make reasonably sure the data is not recoverable in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; Hi all, I have a 14TB external drive that I don't need don't ask and want to give it away or sell it. The drive has only been used once to backup... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by csjoh, Apr 9, 2021.
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