If you plan to sell or donate your hard drive, you must wipe it completely to remove personal data. This might also be necessary if you wish to use a second-hand drive or remove malware. I'll ...

Securely Wipe a Hard Drive on Windows Connect your hard drive to a Windows computer and it should show up in File Explorer, in the left-hand sidebar. Right-click the drive and click Format.

Regarding “How to destroy a hard drive in five seconds”: If you go here, you will find that all you have to do to wipe out a high-end government drive is move a jumper on the drive as per ...