Wipe My Drive

Erase All Data From Your Hard Drive

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If you're thinking of selling or even giving away your computer there are certain steps you should take in order to ensure you retain your privacy. Deleting files from your system and even completely formatting a hard drive does not entirely remove all traces of your files. Remnants do remain and somebody with expert knowledge or specialist software is able to retrieve certain files from a hard drive that has not been securely wiped.

Preventing Identity Theft When Selling Your Computer

Identity and online theft are big business and still growing inexorably. It is estimated that nearly one in three households has been affected by some form of identity theft. By manually deleting or even formatting your hard drive before giving it away, you are leaving yourself open to becoming a victim yourself. WipeDrive from GetData is a powerful and secure utility that securely erases all traces from your hard drive. When you give away or donate your PC you can be sure that you have protected your own personal data before doing so.

Starting Again With A Fresh Hard Drive

Starting again with your computer means removing all files and folders that are currently on your hard drive. Once you've backed up all your important files to a remote media device this can be a good way to clear out any existing spyware or virus infections but it will mean that you lose all data currently on your computer. If you do wish to start again in this way then you should use the WipeDrive utility.

Removing Infected Files And Entries

WipeDrive will clear particularly troublesome files and malicious software completely from your hard drive. Because it erases all files, folders, and entries using this technique will help to ensure that the malicious software does not simply reinstall on your computer once you have deleted it. Using WipeDrive to clear a hard drive will make your PC feel as good as new again.

Other Storage Devices

As well as effectively and securely wiping the contents of your internal hard drive, WipeDrive works with various other media in the same way putting it ahead of its main competition. External hard drives, flash drives, memory sticks, and memory cards are just some of the storage devices that WipeDrive can work with. Keep all of your personal information safe regardless of where you keep it and why.

Reinstalling Your Operating System

Operating systems can become damaged, especially if they are infected with viruses or other harmful infections. In order to counteract this and be able to reinstall your Operating System from fresh WipeDrive can remove all existing traces from the hard drive. This will typically remove any infected files and ensure that when you attempt to reinstall the software you can do so without any major problems.

WipeDrive Summary

WipeDrive is a secure application that makes clearing hard drives and remote storage devices much easier. Formatting hard drives does not remove all the data, as you would expect, and whether you intend to give your PC away, sell it, or you just want a fresh start with a clean hard drive WipeDrive is one of the most respected and widely used utilities available.

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