![]() ![]() Ideally, in the future you could configure full disk encryption from day 1. Self-encrypting SSDs have a command that rotates the internal encryption key, instantly garbling all data on the drive without wasting any writes. Its sole job is to nuke HDD contents.įor SSDs you'd consider other approaches because their lifespan is limited by how much data you write to them. Speaking of third party tools, DBAN is a popular one. For multi-terabyte HDDs expect a couple of hours to complete a single pass. ![]() Double check if you have the right drive selected. ![]() You have to boot from a Windows installer USB though or connect the disk to another PC, because you can't erase Windows while it's running. Windows's diskpart has a clean all command that will overwrite selected disk with zeros. Creating a partition at the same offset will make all data available again. A quick format doesn’t delete the data but instead erases only the pointers to the files.Just deleting a partition does not delete the data. Yes, but don’t use this method if you want the data to be permanently erased. Then, follow the Windows Disk Management method below since the disk won’t be visible in Windows Explorer. Unplug the drive you want to format and connect it to a different SATA port on your motherboard which isn’t part of the RAID controller.Go into the RAID controller’s BIOS (look for a message during PC boot up) and look for an option to format the drive(s) or reconfigure the RAID as individual disks (this will erase them all).Use a software utility which came with your RAID controller or motherboard.Before you use any of them, make sure you back up any files you want to keep. If you have two or more disks configured as a RAID, there are various ways to format these drives. It will treat the USB as another drive so to avoid inadvertently wiping that as well, remove it after you’ve booted into DBAN. Your PC should automatically boot the DBAN software, which will guide you through the process of erasing your hard drive, with options for different levels of data-wiping. ![]()
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