How to Securely Erase Your Hard Drive

Before you sell a computer or send it off to recycling, it's a good idea to make sure you aren't leaving any data behind. In this video I show you how to securely erase your hard drive and make it virtually impossible to recover the data. And if software tools don't seem like the perfect solution to permanently delete everything on your hard drive, there's a twist at the end that will make hard drive data recovery highly unlikely. This could be the ultimate file shredder. Be sure to visit the link at the top of the description for more detailed instructions.

[jgperez]

best way to completely format and erase anything is, using a start up cd, with dos option. many online options. live cd, or like boot from a flash drive. and in dos or as some people use is cmd format mat drive selection

[avivim]

What is the name of the box that's  Your hard drive is connected to

[kc]

Hi, if I want to sell a laptop, would this procedure be enough to make sure nothing gets recovered?

[jimmysgameclips]

Last time I erased a hard drive I used DBAN but I know you can also encrypt everything first to add that extra layer of protection

[gamernr]

So... what if my system does detect the drive, but isn't able to assign a letter to it?

[liusesgaming]

Can you use your hard drive after this?