Question How can I format an SSD that has windows on it? (It isn't the boot drive anymore)

[Verdelet]

Disk Management doesn't work, neither does AOMEI Partition Assistant. They both say the format was successful, but all the data is still there. I resorted to trying to manually delete folders, and most of them are gone, but the remaining folders/files tell me I need permission from either TrustedInstaller, or SYSTEM or something similar, so I figure that's why, but how do I get around this?

 

[jay32267]

Disk Management doesn't work, neither does AOMEI Partition Assistant. They both say the format was successful, but all the data is still there. I resorted to trying to manually delete folders, and most of them are gone, but the remaining folders/files tell me I need permission from either TrustedInstaller, or SYSTEM or something similar, so I figure that's why, but how do I get around this?

I'd go to disk management....delete all the partitions.....make one big partition.....and format it.

 

[Verdelet]

I'd go to disk management....delete all the partitions.....make one big partition.....and format it.

Yeh I tried that, it doesn't work. Tried it with AOMEI too, no dice

 

[jay32267]

Yeh I tried that, it doesn't work. Tried it with AOMEI too, no dice

Maybe when you go to format....uncheck "do a quick format".

I've never had this happen.

 

[Verdelet]

Maybe when you go to format....uncheck "do a quick format".

I've never had this happen.

This is the error I get if I try formatting using Disk Manager now

 

[jay32267]

This is the error I get if I try formatting using Disk Manager now

I think something is odd with the drive. I've never seen that in disk management.

 

[Verdelet]

I just ran a thing on AOMEI and it has bad sectors so I guess I need to get some kind of repair software.

 

[jay32267]

I just ran a thing on AOMEI and it has bad sectors so I guess I need to get some kind of repair software.

I'm not surprised.
I think that if there wasn't anything wrong with it...you wouldn't be getting the error in Disk Management.