How Should I Wipe My Windows Hard Drive Before Giving It Away

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⌛ Giving away your old computer is a great idea, but handing over your personal data along with it is not. I'll show you the difference between a wipe that works and one that just looks like it does.

⌛ Wiping a hard disk for disposal
Before you give away your computer, wipe it clean. A quick format won’t cut it. Your best options are a full reformat, full-disk encryption, or (for SSDs) the ATA Secure Erase command. Don’t just erase your data, leave Windows on the machine, and call it done.

Chapters
0:00 Wipe a Windows Hard Drive Before Giving It Away
0:47 Leaving Windows is not an option
1:40 Format an HDD
2:40 Reformat and reinstall windows
3:30 Encrypt the disk
5:28 System disk
9:00 If you really want to leave Windows on the machine…