If you have a laptop or PC that only has one hard drive, your best bet is to use Reset PC to factory reset Windows 10. You can use SDelete to securely delete existing files and securely erase any file data that exists in the unallocated parts of a disk (including files that you have already deleted or encrypted). SDelete (Secure Delete) is another command line utility that can be downloaded to clean your hard drives securely. One issue with using cipher is that you need to close as many applications running in the background as possible for cipher to overwrite the maximum amount of free space possible. Here is a code example for your reference with cipher cleaning the C:/ drive. You may need to press Enter a second time after the “ Insert new disk for drive Here’s a PowerShell example for reference:įormat-Volume -DriveLetter E: -FileSystem exFAT -Full -Forceģ.
#WIPE SPACE ON HARD DRIVE FULL#
The “-Full” option tells Windows to perform a full format and the “-Force” indicates that you want to override the default Windows setting currently in place. If you do not know and are using Windows 10, NTFS could be an option. In the PowerShell command, replace DRIVE-LETTER with your hard drive’s drive letter, and FILE-SYSTEM for FAT-32, exFAT, or NTFS, depending on what file system you want to use.
For PowerShell, copy and paste the following: Format-Volume -DriveLetter DRIVELETTER -FileSystem FILESYSTEM -NewFileSystemLabel NewFileSystemName -Full -Force
Here’s a Command Prompt example for reference: format E: /v:WorkUSBDrive /fs:exFATĢb. In the Command Prompt command, replace VOLUME with your hard drive’s letter, and FLASHDRIVE-LABEL with the name you want for the drive to appear in File Explorer, FILE-SYSTEM with one of the available file systems, FAT32, exFAT, or NTFS, depending on what type you want to use. Format VOLUME: /v:FLASHDRIVE-LABEL /fs:FILE-SYSTEM
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