Diskpart Quick Question!


  1. Posts : 968
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #1

    Diskpart Quick Question!


    Hey folks,

    I'm doing a clean install of windows 7 but I have 3 partitions on on 1 TB Drive. My question is I just want to wipe a partition with diskpart but not the other two. So I'm gathering after I select the disk and then the particular partition I want to wipe and then enter the command "clean all" that should be all there is to it am I correct?

    Then after create primary partition align=1024 then enter then select the new partition and set it active and reboot. Should be all set to install new system correct?

    Edit: That would be no I found the answer here in another thread....
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  2. Posts : 109
    Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
       #2

    Clean all will wipe the entire drive of all partitions, as will a "clean" command. You can still use diskpart to format a certain partition leaving the others in tact but that's about it. Also, in win 7 diskpart defaults to 1024 alignment on creating partitions, so I don't believe you need to even use that command....
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  3. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       #3

    Take a look at this tutorial:
    SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation
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  4. Posts : 22,814
    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
       #4

    Do not use either the clean or the clean all on any Hard Disk Drive that has data on it you want to keep it will do the entire HDD and all data will be lost; you can use Option Two in this tutorial to do a partition-specific wipe secure erase to a single partition.



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  5. Posts : 968
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Bare Foot Kid said:
    Do not use either the clean or the clean all on any Hard Disk Drive that has data on it you want to keep it will do the entire HDD and all data will be lost; you can use Option Two in this tutorial to do a partition-specific wipe secure erase to a single partition.


    Thanks for your replies people I did find this right after I posted my topic and it worked like a charm. It's really an exceptional program, a nice gui and loaded with every tool you could possibly need..Thanks again..Seth
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  6. Posts : 22,814
    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
       #6

    Good to see you found a solution and thanks for the update.
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