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stusstow
Oct 24, 2024Iron Contributor
How to Wipe hard drive on my Windows 7 computer?
I need assistance with wiping my hard drive on a Windows 7 system. I am preparing to sell my computer and want to ensure that all my personal data is securely erased before passing it on to someone e...
jl35973
Feb 22, 2025Copper Contributor
Problem is, you can't run Clean on the current boot disk. So when I try clean all on disk 0, I get
Virtual Disk Service error:
Clean is not allowed on the disk containing the current boot, system, pagefile, crashdump or hibernation volume.
bergermeister
Aug 20, 2025Copper Contributor
I see the same error and would like to know how to work around it too.