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How to wipe a hard drive completely on Windows 11?
Hi everyone, I'm planning to sell my Windows 11 device and want to securely wipe the hard drive to ensure none of my personal data is recoverable. I've heard that just deleting files or even rese...
Before wiping hard drive from Windows 11, make sure to back up any files or data that you want to keep. Once the wipe is complete, recovering files will either be impossible or very difficult. Use external drives or cloud storage to create backups.
Windows offers different ways to reset or wipe a drive, ranging from a simple delete to more secure methods that overwrite data multiple times. If you're selling or disposing of your device, use a method like "Clean data" during a factory reset or tools like Diskpart's clean all command to ensure data is not easily recoverable.
Windows offers different ways to reset or wipe a drive, ranging from a simple delete to more secure methods that overwrite data multiple times. If you're selling or disposing of your device, use a method like "Clean data" during a factory reset or tools like Diskpart's clean all command to ensure data is not easily recoverable.