namoohooy@alien.topB to Tech SupportEnglish · 1 year agoWhat’s the best way to erase a hard drive before getting rid of it?message-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat’s the best way to erase a hard drive before getting rid of it?namoohooy@alien.topB to Tech SupportEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
I have some old pcs that I’m going to donate. What’s the safest way to erase the hard drives so none of my data is on there?
minus-squareZellZoy@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYes it does, unless something has changed in the last few years? It definitely still lets you select it, and wipes the data. Are you saying it’s recoverable?
minus-squarerealmegabittech@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYes. This universities website gave a good high-level overview of why. Look under Hard Drives vs SSDs
Yes it does, unless something has changed in the last few years? It definitely still lets you select it, and wipes the data. Are you saying it’s recoverable?
Yes. This universities website gave a good high-level overview of why. Look under Hard Drives vs SSDs