You can wipe a hard drive while keeping Windows 10/8/7.Ĭheck the information below and choose the method suits your case. If you are in a similar situation, keep reading and try following methods to implement it easily and securely.Ĭan you wipe hard drive securely without deleting Windows?įirst of all, the answer is yes.
Or maybe you are trying to reuse an old hard drive, and plan to free up space, clean viruses, remove malware via disk wiping. Why would you want to wipe hard drive without deleting Windows? The most common reason, as in the case above, is that you want to resell or give away your old computer but not with your private data. How to wipe it and keep Windows 10? My idea is to clean install win10 with jump drive and then wipe free space. Friend ask me to remove all traces of him before he gives laptop to his sister.
