Question HDD wipe that will prevent data recovery ?

[hellothere11]

Hello everyone, sorry...
I'm new here.
Hope I I can get the answer.

I have an unallocated hdd problem, but I also want the files inside that have been deleted and are still stored in MFT, I can retrieve them but how do I want them to be lost or unopenable.
If it can disappear without being found by the recovery software, how can I do that?
I have searched, some of the questions here, but have not found a solution.
This question must have been a lot, have any of you actually solved it?
Please help, I'm really worried about my old files. Sensitive data and some passwords are inside, personal data files and many others.
Thank you, I really hope for your help and assistance.


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[COLGeek]

Use Gparted. Create a bootable USB drive. Boot from that USB drive.

Then remove any existing partitions on the intended HDD and then create a single new partition and then format as NTFS. All data will be gone upon completion.

GParted -- A free application for graphically managing disk device partitions

gparted.org

 

[hellothere11]

Use Gparted. Create a bootable USB drive. Boot from that USB drive.

Then remove any existing partitions on the intended HDD and then create a single new partition and then format as NTFS. All data will be gone upon completion.

GParted -- A free application for graphically managing disk device partitions

gparted.org

How about unallocated data, sir?
I hope it's work for me. Please help sir. , I'm sorry

 

[COLGeek]

How about unallocated data, sir?
I hope it's work for me. Please help sir. , I'm sorry

When you remove all of the existing partitions and then create one partition that uses the entire HDD, it will take care of any unallocated space as well.

 

[fzabkar]

The manufacturer's tool (eg SeaTools, Data Lifeguard) should have a zero-fill feature.

 

[hellothere11]

When you remove all of the existing partitions and then create one partition that uses the entire HDD, it will take care of any unallocated space as well.

The problem is, hdd is unallocated, files are still inside, even deleted ones are still inside. Which can be recovered. But how can I make it disappear or cannot be opened, whatever it is without displaying the original file or files.
There are many, important document files and passwords.

 

[Ralston18]

@hellothere11

What is your understanding of "unallocated"?

What does "unallocated" mean with respect to how you view or otherwise understand the files question?

 

[COLGeek]

The problem is, hdd is unallocated, files are still inside, even deleted ones are still inside. Which can be recovered. But how can I make it disappear or cannot be opened, whatever it is without displaying the original file or files.
There are many, important document files and passwords.

If you do as suggested earlier, all of that data will be removed, permanently. What do you think unallocated means? Something is getting lost in translation here.

Multiple methods have been recommended that will take care of your situation, yet you keep coming back to "unallocated". Please explain.

 

[hellothere11]

@hellothere11

What is your understanding of "unallocated"?

What does "unallocated" mean with respect to how you view or otherwise understand the files question?

Sorry for my ignorance.
In the hdd that I installed, it was not detected on the computer.
But when I go to disk manager, the hdd shows as unallocated data.
Example: 500 GB unallocated.

 

[USAFRet]

Sorry for my ignorance.
In the hdd that I installed, it was not detected on the computer.
But when I go to disk manager, the hdd shows as unallocated data.
Example: 500 GB unallocated.

If you Right Click on that "Unallocated" what options does it give you?

 

[hellothere11]

If you do as suggested earlier, all of that data will be removed, permanently. What do you think unallocated means? Something is getting lost in translation here.

Multiple methods have been recommended that will take care of your situation, yet you keep coming back to "unallocated". Please explain.

I don't know how to explain it. I'm sorry.
When I open the disk manager
Disk 1 : unallocated 500 or 1 tb

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[Lafong]

But when I go to disk manager, the hdd shows unallocated data.
Example: 500 GB unallocated.

"unallocated data" and "500 GB unallocated" are NOT synonyms.

The latter is merely a description of capacity.

 

[hellothere11]

If you Right Click on that "Unallocated" what options does it give you?

Format, extend volume, shrink volume, or delete.
But I want to delete all data have been deleted, or make my data cannot open, corrupt... or gone..

 

[USAFRet]

Format, extend volume, shrink volume, or delete.
But I want to delete all data have been deleted, or make my data cannot open, corrupt... or gone..

Select Format, and make sure Full Format is selected.
That WILL prevent any potential 'data recovery'.

Recently, I did a test of exactly this.
Full format on a 3TB HDD.
Took several hours.
Then, a deep scan with Autopsy. Took 36 hours.
Result? Zero files recovered. None, nada, zip.

(I knew that was going to happen, but just to prove to a naysayer)

 

[hellothere11]

I

Select Format, and make sure Full Format is selected.
That WILL prevent any potential 'data recovery'.

Recently, I did a test of exactly this.
Full format on a 3TB HDD.
Took several hours.
Then, a deep scan with Autopsy. Took 36 hours.
Result? Zero files recovered. None, nada, zip.

(I knew that was going to happen, but just to prove to a naysayer)

can’t initialize my HDD using disk management, I can’t format it with cmd either, nor with diskpart. Because it doesn’t have a letter assigned to it so I can’t use the chkdsk as well. HDD become bad disk now, ( can’t initialize due to cyclic redundancy check error ).
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Hard to believe

 

[Moonstick2]

If you can't initialise it, format it, assign it or do anything with it, then guess that's job done anyway?

If it's totally useless you can even take a hammer to it if you want to.

 

[hellothere11]

If you can't initialise it, format it, assign it or do anything with it, then guess that's job done anyway?

If it's totally useless you can even take a hammer to it if you want to.

Yeah, that's the last resort, maybe.
But this is not mine 😔
I hope that's solution comes.

 

[USAFRet]

I


can’t initialize my HDD using disk management, I can’t format it with cmd either, nor with diskpart. Because it doesn’t have a letter assigned to it so I can’t use the chkdsk as well. HDD become bad disk now, ( can’t initialize due to cyclic redundancy check error ).
.
Hard to believe

It is dead.

Completely, totally, finally....dead.

There is nothing to recover, nothing more to do with it.

It is dead.

 

[Ralston18]

Take the drive apart. (Fun project for kids.)

Save the magnet (very powerful) and responsibly recycle the rest.

The platters are very shiny and can be used as mirrors/reflectors. Good for warding off varmits in the garden.

 

[hellothere11]

Take the drive apart. (Fun project for kids.)

Save the magnet (very powerful) and responsibly recycle the rest.

The platters are very shiny and can be used as mirrors/reflectors. Good for warding off varmits in the garden.

Thanks for your attention.
Nice try sir.

 

[hellothere11]

It is dead.

Completely, totally, finally....dead.

There is nothing to recover, nothing more to do with it.

It is dead.

Dead? But I can find my data with recovery tools. I just want the data's gone....
Have a toll sir, does not need to use a bootable USB ..? Work for wipe HDD..

 

[hotaru.hino]

Dead? But I can find my data with recovery tools. I just want the data's gone....
Have a toll that does not need to use a bootable USB ..? Work for wipe HDD..

Finding a file isn't the same as the file actually being there. Verify you can actually recover the data.

If you're going to be reusing this drive, then what's the problem? If you want to give it to someone else but want to keep the drive usable, most people aren't going to scan the drive for data they can recover. If the drive is dead and you want the data unrecoverable, then disassemble it and destroy the platters.

 

[USAFRet]

There are various tools but as you know dban is preferred or used by many of the users for wiping the data. but the users have faced several problems with this software. like, it come with some limitations that the tool is not optimized for SSDs to erase the data securely.

so, i have an alternative to this, this tool is cost-effective, user friendly to erase the data permanently in both SSDs and HDD. it is fully optimized systools data wipe software.
It has a major drawback that once you delete your data or files it cannot be recovered by any means.

DBAN is not for use on an SSD.
It says so right on their front page.

 

[Randi Poling]

Ccleaner can't do unallocated HDD. I've tried.

Then allocate the space on it then and wipe it. Go into Disk Manager, delete all allocations, format it/allocate it, then use CCleaner? Or do as we have stated and use Boot and Nuke.

We are trying to help you but you are making this a little harder than it needs to be. Weve given you a few options. At this point, take it out back with a hammer and smash it.

-This is assuming its a HDD as you stated, otherwise, download the tool from the manufacturer as Samsung and others have "Wizards" or "Tools" designed to wipe SSDs.-