Clean a hard disk?

[Guest]

Hello,

I installed my ssd yesterday and coppied all the files that I wanted to it from my HDD, but how do I get rid of everything on that ssd now to have a clean start on it?

[Goldensapling]

You want to clean the SSD or HDD? You can use the Disk Management in Windows to wipe disks, look up a tutorial on YouTube, it's hard to explain by typing

[TheKDub]

Well, an easy way to clean a HDD is with some soap and water, though that might leave you with a brick instead

 

You could try formatting it

[Goldensapling]

HDD but in disk managemnt there isn't an option to clean every partition on it or to format everything

Are you booting from the HDD? That's the only reason I could think it won't let you format it.

[TheKDub]

I can't find where to format that thing That's my problem xp 

 

What operating system are you using?

[Enderman]

just do a clean install of widows...

you shouldnt clone your HDD to your SSD

[Goldensapling]

Open up Disk Management, select the HDD, press Delete on each partition. If it doesn't work we're going to need someone who knows more than me

[TheKDub]

Windows 8.1

 

Perfect, that's what I'm using too so this will be easy for me to walk you through.

 

Okay, right click the start button, then go to control panel, then from there go to system and security, then to administrative tools, then to computer management, then disk management. (I got all of that from memory except the computer management part, I thought that disk management was right in the administrative tools menu )

 

or press Win + S at the same time, type in disk management, press enter.

[Goldensapling]

Doesn't work on all xs that's the problem

Well shit, call Linus or Gaben, I'm stumped.

[msj2410]

Hi have you tried diskpart?

[msj2410]

have you tried using diskpart from your windows bootable dvd or usb? simulating a new install and trying there?

[msj2410]

that's all right, 931 gb after formatting NTFS is ok.

[Enderman]

I didn't clone it ....

So I bougth an ssd. I placed a clean windows 8.1 on it

Then I conected my old HDD to transfer some pictures.

But now I can't seem to format that HDD

oh...

you isntalled windows 8.1 without the HDD plugged in right?

[msj2410]

so what you are trying to do is a new windows, install and you want to make a uefi one, if that's so, then choose gpt. if not use the MBR one.