Wipe my drives?

Hatashi · 06 Apr 2011

I have 2 accesible drives (Other one being Samsung Recovery, its only readable and hidden).

First drive is C, where Windows Vista is installed on now, and drive D is my ''Games'' drive.

I want to completly wipe drive D, but still have it useable when I install Windows 7 on C.

Mike Connor · 06 Apr 2011

Simplest method is to click on the drive and then "Format".

Make sure you are aware of the difference between a "Drive" and a "Partition".

If you want to thoroughly wipe the drive or partition.

Hard Drive Eraser

Regards....Mike Connor

Hatashi · 06 Apr 2011

Mike Connor said:

Simplest method is to click on the drive and then "Format".

If you want to thoroughly wipe the drive;

Hard Drive Eraser

Regards....Mike Connor

If I use the Hard Drive Eraser, will it still be usable as a normal drive you can store files on afterwards?

Mike Connor · 06 Apr 2011

Hatashi said:

Mike Connor said:

Simplest method is to click on the drive and then "Format".

If you want to thoroughly wipe the drive;

Hard Drive Eraser

Regards....Mike Connor

If I use the Hard Drive Eraser, will it still be usable as a normal drive you can store files on afterwards?

Yes, the eraser merely wipes the data very thoroughly, it does not affect anything else.

Be absolutely sure you know what you are doing BEFORE you do it. If you wipe a drive or partition like this the data is for all practical purposes, gone forever.

Regards....Mike Connor

Hatashi · 06 Apr 2011

Thank you, my problem has been solved.

Mike Connor · 06 Apr 2011

Hatashi said:

Thank you, my problem has been solved.

My pleasure.

For anybody looking for a few more capabilities, or using bootable media etc;

http://www.killdisk.com/eraser.htm

Regards....Mike Connor