Windows 10: How to wipe old hard drive

Discus and support How to wipe old hard drive in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I got a new SSD to complement my old HDD. To migrate my disk I used a software called "DiskGenius" and it has successfully migrated my OS.Everything... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by SomeRandomGuy2, Aug 2, 2024.

  1. SOMERANDOMGUY2
    SomeRandomGuy2 Win User

    How to wipe old hard drive


    I got a new SSD to complement my old HDD. To migrate my disk I used a software called "DiskGenius" and it has successfully migrated my OS.Everything was going great until I tried to wipe my old hard drive by formatting it, but windows for some reason still recognizes my HDD as my main drive and refuses to format it. I even made sure the boot options were right in my BIOS. Does anyone have a solution to this?

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    SomeRandomGuy2, Aug 2, 2024
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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, Aug 2, 2024
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  3. 2WICKED
    2wicked Win User
    2wicked, Aug 2, 2024
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  4. SHADIN
    Shadin Win User

    How to wipe old hard drive

    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, Aug 2, 2024
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