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How do I delete everything off my old hard drive on Windows PC?
I'm looking for guidance on how to completely delete everything off from old hard drive. I want to ensure that everything is removed permanently, as I'm planning to either dispose of the drive or rep...
I use BitWiper whenever I need to wipe a hard drive completely—it’s fast, secure, and easy. Just pick the drive, choose a secure erase method, and let it do its thing.
Source: https://www.sandeski.com/permanently-delete-files
NOTE: Before you delete everything off old hard drive, back up any files you might want to keep. I once went to wipe a drive only to find out I had some epic photos and documents that I totally forgot about.
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- Once everything is properly moved to some other storage device, proceed with the software-based solutions
- To add to what was already said, those websites are quite detailed about the options Windows offers.
- How to completely wipe your old computer’s hard drive – Microsoft 365
- How to Wipe a Drive on Windows 10 or Windows 11
- if you want to reuse it, you're done.
- Then this is the fun part, you have to destroy the thing! 🪓:hammer_and_pick:️:alembic:🧲:bow_and_arrow:🔥:radioactive:
- Will it Blend - Blending a Solid State Drive (SSD) - YouTube
- Press vs Hard Drive
- Hydrochloric acid meets hard disc
- I'm joking. For the next point, be careful not to hurt yourself 🙏
- An easier way for HDD is to drill holes in various spots of the device, you can also open it remove the platters. SSDs are enclosed in plastic, same technique, but aim for the memory chips, and it's even easier with NVMe drives. This is what is done where I work, big payment company, it's more than enough.
- Software wiping is already efficient, if you don't feel like destroying things.