Complete HD wipe?


  1. drmax
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    Complete HD wipe?


    Good morning all. Some yrs ago I was instructed from here (wonderful helpful place btw) how to completely wipe my HD as I thought I may have had infection that just a regular reinstall of Windows would not have worked. It's like 3 yrs later and I want to do the same thing. I can't find my old post. Could someone plz direct me to or link me to instructions of joe to perform a full wipe of hard drive please? Thank you kindly. Dm
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    drmax said:
    Good morning all. Some yrs ago I was instructed from here (wonderful helpful place btw) how to completely wipe my HD as I thought I may have had infection that just a regular reinstall of Windows would not have worked. It's like 3 yrs later and I want to do the same thing. I can't find my old post. Could someone plz direct me to or link me to instructions of joe to perform a full wipe of hard drive please? Thank you kindly. Dm
    Think I found it. Called "secure erase". I did find my old posts. Thx
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  4. drmax
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    Think going with dban
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    Worked like a champ. Pretty quiet here. Dm
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  7. derekimo
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    Glad you got it sorted, yeah, some threads slip through the cracks. :)
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