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

Erasing a hard drive can often leave recoverable data, but downloading Derek's Boot and Nuke and running the program during start up will let you wipe out a hard drive completely. Wipe out your hard drive with an IT specialist in this free video on computer hard drives.

Expert: Dave Andrews
Contact: www.daveandrews.org
Bio: Dave Andrews is a software developer that holds a degree in computer science. Currently, he is employed by a government IT department.
Filmmaker: Tim Brown

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• computers
• computing
• computer help
• computer skills
• troubleshooting
• computer hardware
• computer software

[ScottMyster15]

dave is a legend

[shamanccc]

thx, it was helpful

[dochertyryan]

@TheJustinsteele Yes it would.

[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.

[DanielW4294]

@TheJustinsteele IT DELETES EVERYTHING! Operating System included!

[TheJustinsteele]

will this delete your windows

[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

[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

[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?