You can type a simple command in Windows PowerShell to quickly wipe a second storage drive or external drive. If you want to ...

The aforementioned Ascomp Secure Eraser software can only erase and overwrite hard drives and SSDs. The freeware Disk Wipe is suitable for USB drives. Open the program, select the drive ...

With that in mind, here’s how to completely wipe any old hard drive you might have lying around ... meaning anyone using file recovery software will be able to find them. Windows will overwrite ...

Note that DBAN works only on standard hard drives. If you have an SSD you'll have to try another program. SSD's are more complicated to erase than standard hard drives. Check with the SSD ...