Evenin'
I've a few previous work laptops that I want to give to charity and would like to wipe the hard drive - the last time I did this was YEARS ago where the command was really straightforward.
Please can I ask for any suggested ways to do this - I've found this page but wanted to double check with a tech-savy Mumsnetter....
https://toolbox.easeus.com/hdd-wipe/clean-disk-using-cmd.html
Step 1. Press the Windows + S keys and type cmd in the search box. Next, locate Command Prompt and right-click. Select the Run as administrator option. A pop-up dialogue box will appear. Select Yes to continue.
Step 2. The CMD command prompt will then open in the form of a dark window. Type diskpart and press Enter.
Step 3. Enter the following commands one after the other and press Enter after each.
- list disk
- select disk 0 (Here, we have only one disk 0. Remember to replace 0 with the number of the targeted disk)
- clean all
Step 4. Wait for the cleaning process to complete. Input Exit and close the CMD command prompt window.
Would you say this is the best approach to use? 👆🏼
So many thanks for taking the time to reply 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼