Computer Skills & Shortcuts : How to Really Erase a Hard Drive

[darkshad109]

Ok to stop people asking once and for all.

Your Windows or other OS is stored on your hard drive. With this method you are deleting your hard drive. Now when you ask yourself "wonder if this removes mah windows" what does your logic reply?

Yes it removes your OS, since it's on the hard drive, UNLESS you have 2 drives, normally the one labelled C: is the one with windows unless you have stated otherwise, in which case you'll know the drive. If you delete (example) D: drive your OS is safe.

[TheJustinsteele]

will this delete your windows

[DanielW4294]

@TheJustinsteele IT DELETES EVERYTHING! Operating System included!

[dochertyryan]

@TheJustinsteele Yes it would.

[MrBooboopop]

i couldnt stop laughing after.. "Hi my name is Dave Andrews"

[rotsebanotman]

do you have to open it from a cd? can it be from a usb or just open it on the computer by itself?

[JackGibson98]

Pause at 0:02 lol

[vstrap999]

ok, i got a question. I have 27.9 gb and only 1.77 gb left, and i have ran disk clean and defrag a whole bunch of times and i still don't any space. i cant even do a proper defrag because i dont have 15% free space. what can i do? also if i do what is explained above, when im done will i have the ability to turn on my notebook and get online and do my homework like i normally would?

[bizzy400]

@vstrap999 defrag doesnt give back free space and efrag is only for hard drives the hard drive is a cricle and stuff get spread all over that platter and it need to be pushed cloaser together so you will have better acces time ect it doesnt give any free space or compress files

[shamanccc]

thx, it was helpful

[ScottMyster15]

dave is a legend

[eddted7]

will u have to install ur windows again? cuz i dont wanna like install windows again

[Karahann101]

can you use a virtral disc?

[2loosenuts]

get those words off the screen!

[bobbyv125]

Thanks Again Dave,You are 1 of the best and simple to understand,when someone like me knows nothing about computers ;} thanks again for your help and i enjoy all the Vids

[drakeshelton]

Can you download the boot on a usb instead of burining it on a cd?

[mouuseygb]

What do u do if u have version 5.0

[StrangeWorld18]

And also a human being! ZING!

[ikeano29]

i tried using killdisk before but for some reason i cant boot from cd and there is no option of booting from cd in bios anymore either so i dont know what to do. anyone, any ideas??

[Wakeboarderxx9]

After you download it to a folder, how do you burn it to a CD?

[ikeano29]

you need to use a programe like power2go etc.

find the iso image and burn it to cd.

[DJRevolution2K9]

thanks mate this really helped and saves me alot of cash lol

[232Guitarboy]

dose it have to b cd-r or dv-r?

[jas2004]

if the program comes in a iso format do i have extract the file then save it on a cd OR does iso work by itself plzzzzzz helP!!

[Charlie6611]

would this delete my programs also?

[UnluckilyEnlightened]

Everything....it makes the drive completely new! Everything that is on it,will be gone forever!

[eddted7]

@UnluckilyEnlightened duz it erase ur windows do u have to install windows again?

[Joshuaelectronicsinc]

how long does it take to wipeout out the Hard Drive?

[jylkkanator]

it depends on the size of it with alot of space used it could take a little bit with only a little bit it might take like an hour

[T00stoopid]

mine took 32 hours T_T can you imagine a person who lives on the computer without it for 32 hours.