How To Erase Data on a Hard Drive

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Published 2020-12-14

Do you have an old computer? Don't just toss it without wiping your data first. Today I'm going to show you how to completely erase the data on an old hard drive.

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All Comments (21)

@shadowsofdissonance4805 3 days ago

Came for computer hardware questions, stayed for The Intimidator! R.I.P. DAL3!!!
@Tweaker420666 3 years ago

I like how you did not go through the process of putting Linux on a USB drive, it's very well documented everywhere.
@vitorco7 2 years ago

Very well documented video. Btw all your videos are very well documented and explained. Thx!
@STEELARAS 3 years ago

just today found your channel!thnx a lot for your help!
@Joseph-oq5fz 1 year ago

You're such a Legend tbh
@zed915 3 years ago

I can use a dedicated raspberry pi for this, thx for the idea. I like the fast forward, very cool retro.
@erezi1 7 months ago

very high level of explanation, I'm not familiar with linux and i understand what you say
@glock21guy 1 year ago

I like "lsblk -f -o+size,model,serial" to make sure I get the right drive.
@xxTexas_outlaw71xxttv 8 months ago

glad you have a different way. i just take a sledgehammer to the Harddrive or a VERY powerful magnet.
@RedDawgsPound 18 hours ago

@CyberCPU Tech, In the past, I have used DISKPART and the "clean all" command to securely erasing data before recycling SATA hard drives. My understanding is that the "clean all" command in DISKPART write zeros to each and every sector on the disk, which completely deletes all data on the disk making it unrecoverable. Do you find this method secure enough?
@test-rj2vl 5 days ago

How much difference does it make in reality if I wipe my disk 1 pass or 8 passes like some suggest? What are the cases where after 1 pass of random data wipe of entire disk, something can still be restored?
@user-kn8zi4wi1w 7 months ago

when you already delete all will the had disk automatic download firmware??
@cloud9photography126 6 months ago

I used to work in IT.....we would remove the hard drive platters and scratch 100% of each side with 40 grit sandpaper God himself couldn't recover off that LOL
@JuanRodriguez-ce8vs 2 years ago

If I use DBAN would I have to reinstall windows from a USB or would it work just like a factory reset? Is factory resetting the laptop enough for the average user?
@phunkym8 2 years ago

should i remove my windows boot ssd too when using dban?
@user-ir6hi8od6x 3 months ago

Is this work on ssd nvme ??
@johnlau4055 1 year ago

I can't able to boot dban in the computer, what can i do?
@infotruther 1 year ago

does this tool work on macks to and windows laptops?
@athosgomesfonseca 1 year ago

🙏🏼
@johnk7445 1 year ago

is this for Linux or Windows?