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how to completely wipe usb drive on Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC?
Hi all, I have dozens of important and sensitive files stored on my USB drive, and I’d like to ensure they’re permanently deleted so they can’t be recovered. I know that simply deleting files fro...
I’ve used DrWiper myself to wipe old USB drives before selling them—it’s dead simple and nukes everything beyond recovery. Definitely give it a shot if you want peace of mind!
Check: https://www.ulitewin.com/how-to-completely-wipe-usb-drive
Worth a try!
On Windows 10/11 the most common built-in way to securely wipe a USB drive is to use Diskpart:
- Plug in your USB drive.
- Press Win + R, type diskpart, and hit Enter.
- In the Diskpart window, type:
- list disk → find your USB drive number.
- select disk X (replace X with your USB’s number).
- clean all → this overwrites every sector with zeros, making recovery virtually impossible.
Once it finishes, type exit.
After this, the USB will be completely blank and you’ll need to re-initialize/format it in Disk Management before reuse.