How to Wipe Disk Completely with AOMEI Backupper
“I need to sell my old Samsung SSD but i need to wipe it completely, i'm wondering if formatting can erase data completely without recovery? please advise!”
“Hey guys i bought a laptop that I have to return, but I want to first wipe the hard drive and reinstall windows. What would be the best program to do this? I know there is a lot of options but which would be best.”
From the user stories above, we can know that many users need to wipe data from HDD or SSD for different reasons. Some simple operation, like formatting disk partition is not safe enough since the data just becomes invisible to operating system, not removed forever. If you don’t want your personal data to be exposed to anyone elsem, you need to completely wipe all data from the target disks.
The tool "Disk Wipe" in AOMEI Backupper is a tool to help you wipe the disk to wipe data and remove the virus permanently. With this tool, you can easily erase data on a partition, unallocated space, and disk.
How to Wipe Disk with AOMEI Backupper
1. Download AOMEI Backupper Professional and install it on your computer. Click "Tools" in the left tab, and then select the "Disk Wipe" tool under "Common Tools".
2. After you click the "Disk Wipe" under "Tools", you will enter the page to Select Wiping Type. There are 2 types available to select: partitions or unallocated space and the entire disk.
Wipe Partitions or unallocated space on the disk:
After selecting this option, you will be able to delete the selected partition or unallocated space on the disk and wipe all its sectors. The data will not be restored after wiping.
Wipe Disk:
By selecting this option, you will be able to delete all partitions on the disk and wipe all its sectors. The data will not be restored after wiping.
After the selection is complete, click "Next" at the bottom right corner of the page to enter the page for selecting the data to be wiped.
3. Once you select the desired wiping type, you will enter the page of Select Wiping Data.
If you can select the "Wipe Partitions or unallocated space on the disk" option on the previous page, you can choose to wipe any partition or unallocated space of any disk on this page, and you can select multiple ones at the same time.
Tip: Click the partition with the mouse and it will be selected. Click the same partition again to deselect the partition.
If you can select the "Wipe Disk" option on the previous page, you can choose to wipe any disk on this page, and you can choose multiple ones at the same time.
Tip: Click the disk with the mouse and it will be selected. Click the same disk again to uncheck the disk.
After the selection is complete, click "Next" at the bottom right corner of the page to enter the page for selecting the wiping method.
4. Then, you will enter the page of Select Wiping Method.
Please choose a method you want to wipe the selected data. There are four methods available that represent different degrees of overwriting, and the final wiping effect will be different. The more thorough the wipe is, the more difficult it will be to recover so that it is securer.
Fill sectors with Zero (Safe, Quick)
Fill sectors with random data (Safe, Quick)
DoD 52220.22-M (Very safe, Slow)
Gutmann (35 passes, Very Safe, Very Slow)
After selecting the wiping method, click "Start" at the bottom right corner of the page to enter the wiping process page.
5. After the wipe process is started, you will enter the page of Wiping Process.
This page will show the progress of the wiping and specific information about the wiping process.
Tip: You can click "Cancel" in the lower right corner to stop the wiping process.
Notes:
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The wiped data can no longer be restored. It is recommended to back up important data in advance.
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The tool currently does not support wiping dynamic disks.
- AOMEI Backupper is not a file-level wipe software but a sector-level one. So, you can only use AOMEI Backupper to wipe partition/disk. After a partition/disk has been wiped, all the files on it will be erased simultaneously. If you do need to wipe a specific file, then you have to download a file-level wipe software.
Conclusion:
No matter what type of disk you want to wipe data on, AOMEI Backupper does a great job in clearing data on hard drive and SSD disk.