[SOLVED] Failed to clean all hdd (virtual disk service error)

[Onur3]

I have two old laptop hdd. both of them have windows files on them probably because of that my new pc dont let me delete everything on them. i I delete partition and united the whole storage to 120 gb back but know I cant delete the rest of the files. I tried diskpart and chose the disk and wrote clean but it gives virtual disk service error. How can I solve this?

 

[USAFRet]

"and united the whole storage to 120 gb "

Please describe exactly what you did.

What specific drives are involved here? Make/model/size.

 

[Onur3]

Seagate Momentus 5400.3
https://www.seagate.com/files/docs/pdf/datasheet/disc/ds_momentus_5400.pdf

both came from old hp pavilion laptop. 2.5-Inch

https://ibb.co/k4Wr77K

I opened Disk Management. One of the hdd was divided to two parts/30gb + 90gb). I succesfully clean everything in one partition and clicked extended volume and united whole disk(120gb). After that I couldn't delete the rest of the disk. With Pressing the Windows key and R I entered Diskpart thab I followed exectly what this website said

• Type the following command to list all the active drives and press Enter:
  list disk
• Type the following command to select the drive that you want to clean and press Enter:
  select disk(I correctly selected mine
• Type the following command to wipe out the drive and press Enter:
  clean

but when I clicked enter it said "virtual disk service error"

 

[USAFRet]

OH.
Somehow, I thought this was 2 physical drives.

I would suggest a full clean.
Commandline diskpart, and the clean command. Wipe the whole thing and start over.
Not delete and extend...

https://www.seagate.com/support/kb/...-a-drive-through-the-command-prompt-005929en/
https://www.windowscentral.com/how-clean-and-format-storage-drive-using-diskpart-windows-10

 

[Onur3]

I tried a full clean but it gives virtual disk service error

 

[USAFRet]

I tried a full clean but it gives virtual disk service error

Diskpart, from the commandline?

 

[Onur3]

yes When I type clean on Diskpart it gives virtual disk service error

 

[USAFRet]

If that still fails, DBAN.
Make a bootable thing, and that WILL wipe that drive.

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[Onur3]

ok thank you so much.