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Is it normal that running a "wipe free disk space" utility finishes quicker the more times it's used?
I used cipher /w:C to wipe the free disk space on my C drive. The first time I did it, it took say 2 days. Then two days later I used it, and it took 1.5 days. Then again I used it and it took 1 day. ...
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If a harddisk has format errors, would running disk wipe on it still wipe everything?
If a hardisk is connected via USB to Windows and I attempt to open it, Windows says it needs to be formatted before it can be used. If I ignore this message and run disk wipe on it (like the cipher ...
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How to Zero out free space on a pen drive on Windows?
I am looking for commands or methods whereby I can just write all zeros to the free space on a Pen drive on Windows OS. The existing files should not be affected.
There's a built in command called '...
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Can Windows 7 cipher.exe securely wipe USB drive?
Using the command line tool cipher.exe built into Windows 7, can it be used to securely wipe a USB attached drive?
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