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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...
Wiping a hard drive using Command Prompt in Windows 11 can definitely be a powerful tool if you know what you're doing. If you accidentally select the wrong disk (and trust me, it happens more often than youd'd like), you could wipe out something you didn't intend to. When you type “clean,” it’s like a magic word that just erases everything without asking for a second opinion. No pop-up saying, “Are you sure?” or anything like that. One wrong move, and boom—you’re starting from scratch.
The command just removes your partition info but doesn’t thoroughly overwrite data. If someone really wanted to, they might still retrieve your wiped data with data recovery tools. So, if you’re dealing with sensitive info, it’s not exactly foolproof. It’s like putting your trash at the curb but not shredding those papers first.
The command just removes your partition info but doesn’t thoroughly overwrite data. If someone really wanted to, they might still retrieve your wiped data with data recovery tools. So, if you’re dealing with sensitive info, it’s not exactly foolproof. It’s like putting your trash at the curb but not shredding those papers first.