The question also applies to an external hard drive I own. I would like to sell both used.
Darik's Boat and Nuke (DBAN)
Should be quite good to completely erase a hard drive, if you're not sure go with a recovering tool over it again to make sure.
The safest thing is to format the notebook. If you have Windows 10, then there's already a function for it.
Select the Start button, then Settings> Update & Security> Restore.
Under Reset this PC, select Getting Started.
And then the option Remove All
If you plan to share, recycle, or sell your PC, use this option to completely clean up the drive. While this may take an hour or two, it will make it difficult for others to recover the files that you have removed.
Further information here: https://support.microsoft.com/...ry-options
If it is not, then you can format your notebook with a Windows DVD or a USB stick (Windows ISO file).
As far as I can remember you go with external hard drives in the computer settings, select the respective drive and then right click -> Format. The quick option I would take out, so it is the safest.
The problem is that with ner windows formatting some data are still very easily recoverable, there are also extra tools therefore external program the same, not as easy as windows, but more thoroughly.
Simple formatting and repartitioning is almost as unsafe as a simple deletion!
Since with an external program (bootable, or on another computer) the entire drive must be overwritten in addition (preferably in repeated Durchlauf) completely with random strings. (Lasts, but then almost nothing is recoverable)
"Remove everything" is certainly not a simple formatting. Because then it would be unsuitable for resale.
And the CCleaner Wiper I can't use with the actual PC? Have only one tablet available.
With the external hard drive works, with the internal disk you would have to act differently, then it would be synonymous.
Jup, that's a great tool, which also works relatively easy, as it, as soon as you start it, every drive detected safely deleted including overwrite and delete as
Of course it is safer with a program. For laymen, however, the Windows own formatting would be a possibility.
Personally, I also recommend DBAN, if you know it.
But it's just that you as a questioner can better differentiate what the better method is or what is more thorough in this case.
and a 5-10min tutorial on YouTube you can look yes, but I know what you mean.
Can you explain step by step how I have to act DBAN?
I have a Windows 10 notebook and a Toshiba hard drive that I would like to clean up both. In addition, I would have a USB stick available.
I have now downloaded DBAN via Chip.de, but I can't do anything with the download alone.
