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Wiped and Reformatted external hard drive says it is completely full and windows cannot access it
I had a 1TB external HDD that developed an unresponsive folder. I used the errors checking tool on the properties tool tab, and that repaired the folder. I then moved the data off to a replacement ...
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nwipe on USB external hard drive
I am currently running nwipe on a brand new external USB hard drive, using the default setting if DoD Short. The hard drive is brand new, USB 3.0, and 5TB in size.
When it started 14 Hours ago, the ...
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I just partially wiped out an external hard disk drive
I was installing Windows 10, so I cleared the C:/ partition on my internal hard drive, only then to be greeted by the message:
Windows cannot be installed on this disk. The selected disk has an MBR ...
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Seagate hard drive not recognized on any computer - Would like to wipe
I have an old Seagate external hard drive that I would like to wipe clean and repurpose. However, it isn't showing up on any computer I try it on. I can't find it on my Mac, via disk utility or ...
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what is the fastest way to erase/wipe hard drive? [duplicate]
I have a 1T usb 2.0 portable hard drive that I need to get rid of.
I didn't know it's such a pain to get it wiped!
Tried Eraser, 1 pass(psuedorandom) by default took 18 hours.
Tried Western Digital'...
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how to erase sensitive data "permanently" if hd broken and cannot do full random overwrite?
I purchased a broken hard drive. I copied some of my movies on it. It is broken now. I want to send it back to the factory.
I wanted to permanently delete all my files with "Sdelete" secure tool. ...
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(How) Can I re-use an external USB hard drive after I DBAN it?
Does anyone have experience with letting Darik's Boot and Nuke loose on an external USB hard disk, and then setting up that disk again for normal use?
I want to completely wipe my Toshiba px1220e-...
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How to quickly and effectively wipe a Win7 x64 hard drive
I have a Windows 7 Enterprise x64 system and need to wipe the 1.5TB hard disk drive quickly and effectively. Quick, I guess, is a relative term; so more quickly than I've seen with some wipe utilities ...
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Program to wipe HD? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Securely format a hard drive
How to wipe a USB hard drive
What is a freeware app i can use to wipe a HD?
I have two
1) My external which is <1yr old and is reported '...
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