On Windows 10, you can use the Reset this PC feature to secure-erase the computer if you plan to decommission it after ...

With Windows 10 officially retired, millions of older PCs are now vulnerable to security threats. Data Doctors’ Ken Colburn has some tips.

A drive erasure method that provides a fast way to delete all the data quickly when required. Instant secure erase (ISE) encrypts the drive, and when it is time to permanently delete all the data on ...

The Windows tool Diskpart overwrites all data on the hard drive with a zero, which is considered a secure deletion method. This applies at least to classic hard drives, i.e. HDDs with magnetic discs.

You can wipe a hard drive and data drives through your Windows 10 Settings, the DBAN utility, and the Disk Utility manager in ...

Learn how to wipe a hard drive in Windows 7 safely using built-in tools, Command Prompt, or third-party software.

Such a long guide to the Windows recycle bin? Yes, because the Windows tool offers much more than just collecting data that is no longer needed. The term “collect” was chosen deliberately because it ...

Deleting data in a storage device by overwriting the actual data with a binary pattern. In contrast, a normal file delete removes only the file name from the file system's index and marking the data ...

Moving a file to the trash on your PC or Mac gets rid of it for good, right? Not so fast. These files can be seen by others later, and they could be slowing down your machine. Tap or click for my ...