Wipe my hdd completely

[hattuseigoareruya]

I have a new ssd that I want to install win10 on and I want to use my old hard drive to storage all my files. But I need to wipe the hard drive. I have to ENTIRELY wipe my hard drive including the os. How would I do that?

 

[Deleted member 1443762]

Open Disk Management, right click the correct drive and choose "Format".

 

[USAFRet]

I have a new ssd that I want to install win10 on and I want to use my old hard drive to storage all my files. But I need to wipe the hard drive. I have to ENTIRELY wipe my hard drive including the os. How would I do that?

1. Install the OS on the new SSD with ONLY the SSD connected.
Reconnect the old HDD later.

2. Show us a screencap of your current Disk Management window.
This will tell us how to completely wipe that old drive. A simple 'Format' might not delete all the original partitions.

 

[RolandJS]

A full format will delete contents of a chosen partition; however, anything similar to Acronis Disk Director in power will eliminate everything on a chosen hard-drive.