Easiest way to wipe your harddrive?

[Messisan321]

Didn't know where to put this but i guess it works here.

So as the title says whats the easiest way to wipe a harddrive? doesnt have to be secure as it will be either reused by me or my father will get it so aslong as the programs and other things doesnt show up again im good. 

Thanks

[Arty]

Disk Management

>Delete all the partitions. 

 

Or insert Windows install media usb/dvd and click install and on the screen click delete on the parations the drive then cancel the install.

[Sack]

1 minute ago, Messisan321 said:

Didn't know where to put this but i guess it works here.

So as the title says whats the easiest way to wipe a harddrive? doesnt have to be secure as it will be either reused by me or my father will get it so aslong as the programs and other things doesnt show up again im good. 

Thanks

Just format it from 'My computer' if you're on windows.

[mider]

i like to use a hammer

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[littlelegsone]

boot and nuke http://www.dban.org/

[ReesZRB]

Take your hard drive and a towel and wipe it.

[Messisan321]

2 minutes ago, littlelegsone said:

boot and nuke http://www.dban.org/

Do you have to install it on a usb or just directly on harddrive and then do it?

[branden_lucero]

5 minutes ago, Messisan321 said:

Do you have to install it on a usb or just directly on harddrive and then do it?

i believe you can use it on usb, but i've used it on cd. i usually run it multiple times. 

[Messisan321]

Just now, branden_lucero said:

i believe you can use it on usb, but i've used it on cd. i usually run it multiple times. 

so i just put it on a usb and then what? sorry if im asking alot

[vrod]

Active Killdisk also works pretty good. I use it whenever I have to completely erase a drive

[beavo451]

4 hours ago, Messisan321 said:

Didn't know where to put this but i guess it works here.

So as the title says whats the easiest way to wipe a harddrive? doesnt have to be secure as it will be either reused by me or my father will get it so aslong as the programs and other things doesnt show up again im good. 

Thanks

If you aren't worried about somebody trying to recover data off of it, just reformat the disk. You can do that during OS install. There's no point in messing around with DBAN or other secure erasing software if you don't need to.

[techguru]

5 minutes ago, beavo451 said:

If you aren't worried about somebody trying to recover data off of it, just reformat the disk. You can do that during OS install. There's no point in messing around with DBAN or other secure erasing software if you don't need to.

this

[Messisan321]

On 2016-02-21 at 0:33 AM, beavo451 said:

If you aren't worried about somebody trying to recover data off of it, just reformat the disk. You can do that during OS install. There's no point in messing around with DBAN or other secure erasing software if you don't need to.

So i put in the disc and then when they let me choose between keeping the stuff or format i just do that?

Sorry that i sound lie a scrub really havent been looking into computer software to much mostly hardware

[beavo451]

1 hour ago, Messisan321 said:

So i put in the disc and then when they let me choose between keeping the stuff or format i just do that?

Sorry that i sound lie a scrub really havent been looking into computer software to much mostly hardware

Yes.