Windows 10: Hard drive wipe

Discus and support Hard drive wipe in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Hi,I need to wipe a external hard drive to reuse in another system. I thought about using ccleaner but I know it is unsafe. Just so you know I don't... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by MoosaRaza, Sep 12, 2021.

  1. MOOSARAZA
    MoosaRaza Win User

    Hard drive wipe


    Hi,I need to wipe a external hard drive to reuse in another system. I thought about using ccleaner but I know it is unsafe. Just so you know I don't want to format it.Thanks

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    MoosaRaza, Sep 12, 2021
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  2. FLORIDAJERSEYGUY
    floridajerseyguy Win User

    How to wipe a hard drive

    modder I already used kill-disk. The deletion is done, I need to reinstall everything.
     
    floridajerseyguy, Sep 12, 2021
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  3. 2WICKED
    2wicked Win User
    2wicked, Sep 12, 2021
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  4. SHADIN
    Shadin Win User

    Hard drive wipe

    How to wipe a hard drive

    The best utility to use to wipe a hard drive is definitely DBAN. You can do an all-out wipe, or simply write all zeroes to the drive.

    Darik’s Boot and Nuke – DBAN
     
    Shadin, Sep 12, 2021
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