![]() ![]() Its faster to just erase/invalidate the partition, create a new partition, and MAYBE verify sectors instead of doing a real format and then verifying. I prefer the 35 pass called Gutmann method. The only way to truly erase a disk is to have it do a 0 write pass. Step 1: Launch MiniTool Partition Wizard to get its main interface. 5 below: Wipe the Drive Clean With Data Destruction Software. If you want to completely erase the information on the C drive, see No. ![]() Formatting does not permanently erase the data on the drive. I would hope that this utility, DiskPart, issuing its "clean" command actually does more than clear the data partition info. Here is the guide to format a hard drive with MiniTool Partition Wizard. Skip this article entirely and instead learn how to do a clean install of Windows. It's possible to recover the data with a little work, primarily on the "folders." Format just basically wipes the file data/directory/folder content, not the data elsewhere on the drive. While I cannot guarantee this article does exactly what it claims it does (I haven't tried it, let alone heard about this way before) I can speak for the way format works now days.ĭrives come pretty much preformatted now days as to its sectors and such. 21240634 said:Am I missing something? Couldn't you just bring up a command prompt and type "format e:" - or some other drive letter? ![]()
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