drake4871
The restless
- Sep 10, 2019
- 171
I wanted to leave this thread here because the people who need this information likely visit this thread more often.
This is for people who want to leave their computer data unrecoverable.
Nerdy info: Basically when you delete items on your computer in the recycling bin, they're not always deleted but just left as free memory. The issue with that is this free memory can be recovered to obtain that data you deleted. So by running this command (Cipher) you overwrite all that data with 0's or 1's so you don't have data that can be recovered.
Windows 10 method:
1. Open up command prompt as administrator
- Press the windows button, then use the search bar to search for command prompt, right click and press run as administrator
2. Type in "Cipher /w:C:" (C: is the drive you're wiping the free space from, change if necessary)
Note: Windows 7, 8 follow the same procedure I believe but i'm not 100% sure
Windows Reset Method:
1. Search for "Reset this PC" in the search bar
- I'm aware that if you reset your computer in windows 10 it will do the same thing as Cipher if you select the correct options then that is also a method. Not sure if that works with windows 7, 8.
Note: This will not remove any of your files; This will take awhile to run (more free space the longer it takes); Windows will recommend leaving your computer alone, but i've ignored that and haven't had any issues; **You only need one wipe nowdays**
Proof this commands safe "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...overwrite-deleted-data-in-windows-server-2003"
This is for people who want to leave their computer data unrecoverable.
Nerdy info: Basically when you delete items on your computer in the recycling bin, they're not always deleted but just left as free memory. The issue with that is this free memory can be recovered to obtain that data you deleted. So by running this command (Cipher) you overwrite all that data with 0's or 1's so you don't have data that can be recovered.
Windows 10 method:
1. Open up command prompt as administrator
- Press the windows button, then use the search bar to search for command prompt, right click and press run as administrator
2. Type in "Cipher /w:C:" (C: is the drive you're wiping the free space from, change if necessary)
Note: Windows 7, 8 follow the same procedure I believe but i'm not 100% sure
Windows Reset Method:
1. Search for "Reset this PC" in the search bar
- I'm aware that if you reset your computer in windows 10 it will do the same thing as Cipher if you select the correct options then that is also a method. Not sure if that works with windows 7, 8.
Note: This will not remove any of your files; This will take awhile to run (more free space the longer it takes); Windows will recommend leaving your computer alone, but i've ignored that and haven't had any issues; **You only need one wipe nowdays**
Proof this commands safe "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...overwrite-deleted-data-in-windows-server-2003"
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