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Wipe, Reformat then reinstall Windows 7
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I want to delete all data from an old hard drive. I want to be sure I get every last nook and cranny. If you check my posts you will see for months I have been having issue with one of my hard drives.
My new one came in the mail yesterday and is installed and working now.
Before I throw away my hard drive I want to give it one last chance. Possibly it is broken. But, I want to erase everything. Any location corrupted data, viruses, broken software or just incorrect bits might exist.
Is a standard reformat enough to do this? If the hard drive still gives me issues after this it is going in the trash. So, I want to be sure all personal information is gone if I do toss it. I have heard a format might not do this. While there is nothing illegal. . . There might be a CC # on it. It is extraordinarly unlikely anyone will ever trash pick it, repair it then attempt to extract my personal data from it if I do toss it. But... So, if you are absolutely sure 1 format is enough I will take your word.
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This HD I want to wipe, reformat then reinstall is my current C: drive. When I goto computer management>Disk management select drive C them right click>format a dialogue box pops up and tells me:
Windows can not format the partition on this disk. I do not want to touch any data on Drive J. I want a complete 'destruction' of all data on C then I want to reinstall windows. I want to keep drive J as my primary boot drive.
What do I need to do?
** IMpoRtaNT!!!****Take note when I installed drive J last night I did so with help of someone here. Drive J does not have my system files on it, looking at this screen shot. The person gave me simple and easy to follow instructions which I did to make my CPU boot off Drive J.
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All I want to do. Delete all data on drive Cmy old hd) and reinstall Win 7 on to drive C. I want drive J to be the only "boot" disk. I do not want to dual boot Win7.