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Just be sure you're erasing the correct disk! Once you've erased, it would be very hard, if not impossible, to get your files back.

Yes, DBAN is enough to secure erase a traditional HDD such as the 1TB WD Elements (external HDD with USB 2.0) that I currently also...

Ok. I think the disk has s-ata interface. Should be the same :)

@user1010 You can also securely erase an SSD using the diskpart command 'clean all' by following these steps: Open an elevated command...

Have something changed with this function since Windows 7? I think I have found documents long time ago with get back data software. In...

Ok, format to NTFS?

In which case do you mean with "Data is overwritten several times with zeros or random numbers"?

Ok. Is that enough? Isn't it possible then to get back data with Get Data Back for NTFS for example.

Hello, thinking about to get rid of my WD Elements 1TB disk and maybe switch temporary to usb memory for cold storage. Later I'll maybe...