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1 minute ago, ricksteendam1 said:

I want to remove all the data on my HDD (including os).

I think the easiest way to do that is to plug it into a pc which has windows installed and then to format.

or do you guys know a simpler solution?

You can also use a Windows ISO, start the setup, choose "custom install" and format the drive even if it has already an OS on it.

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I want to remove all the data on my HDD (including os).

I think the easiest way to do that is to plug it into a pc which has windows installed and then to format.

or do you guys know a simpler solution?

ask me about your system builds, AIO's, CPU's, PSU's, and GPU's.

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1 minute ago, ricksteendam1 said:

I want to remove all the data on my HDD (including os).

I think the easiest way to do that is to plug it into a pc which has windows installed and then to format.

or do you guys know a simpler solution?

You can also use a Windows ISO, start the setup, choose "custom install" and format the drive even if it has already an OS on it.

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There are plenty of HDD wiping programs. I use Darik's Boot and Nuke. You basically put it on a flash drive, then boot your PC from it. You run the program and *poof*, your hard drive is wiped. 

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Just now, BloodyWaters said:

There are plenty of HDD wiping programs. I use Darik's Boot and Nuke. You basically put it on a flash drive, then boot your PC from it. You run the program and *poof*, your hard drive is wiped. 

 

2 minutes ago, ErrantNyles said:

You can also use a Windows ISO, start the setup, choose "custom install" and format the drive even if it has already an OS on it.

can I still use it then

ask me about your system builds, AIO's, CPU's, PSU's, and GPU's.

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1 minute ago, ricksteendam1 said:

 

can I still use it then

Yeah it just wipes everything off the hard drive.

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1 minute ago, ricksteendam1 said:

 

can I still use it then

Yes. If you want to make it "completely new" you need to use the delete partition option instead of format. This makes it unusable until you create a partition on that drive.

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8 minutes ago, ricksteendam1 said:

 

can I still use it then

Yeah of course.

Just plug in your windows USB, when you get to this step delete everything:

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Just make sure you have no other drives plugged in.

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It depends, do you want to destroy the data securely (for example if you're selling it or getting rid of it), or is this still going to be for your use?

 

If you're keeping the drive a simple quick format is just fine (it doesn't wipe the data, just tells the drive it's empty and the space can be re-used). If you want a secure wipe, you can use some specific programs designed to jumble up each bit so the data is basically unrecoverable. I think boot and nuke is a popular one.

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On 29-8-2017 at 7:01 PM, pyrojoe34 said:

It depends, do you want to destroy the data securely (for example if you're selling it or getting rid of it), or is this still going to be for your use?

 

If you're keeping the drive a simple quick format is just fine (it doesn't wipe the data, just tells the drive it's empty and the space can be re-used). If you want a secure wipe, you can use some specific programs designed to jumble up each bit so the data is basically unrecoverable. I think boot and nuke is a popular one.

I want to keep the drive and use it in an other system

ask me about your system builds, AIO's, CPU's, PSU's, and GPU's.

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