hello ,i already learn this before from the other video ,i install it on C:\Sysinternals\Sdelete , so when i use it clean D drive ,i input C:\Sysinternals\Sdelete\Sdelete64 -C :D -P 5 ,it work normally ,but after a few months i not use ,when i am back to use it ,it's doesn't work , some time i will also use the defragler too ,same thing happen when i am back to use it after not use it for a few months ! it say you need to activate task organizer in services ,(i am not sure about this in english cause my pc display in other language) ,might be a system setting issue ! can you please help me to fix this?！
So sdelete didn’t work and now my computer won’t boot up. Best part is Sdelete didn’t even get to do anything. It just said there was a volume and command prompt couldn’t find it.
Right. sdelete will try to securely delete allocated file data locations. It will not clear the file system entries entirely. However, if you are running sdelete on a whole physical disk, it will wipe out the file system as well.
I have built a solution on Powershell using SDelete that I allow me to wipe multiple drives at the same time. but I would like to know if Sdelete could be use in this way. Thanks
I'm using SDelete to clear free space on the drive, using the command 'sdelete -c c:'. How do I target an internal drive drive other than the C-Drive for this action? Let's imagine that this drive is called the E-Drive or the F-Drive.
You'll need to use the special device \\.\PHYSICALDISK# -> docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/storage/get-physicaldisk?view=windowsserver2022-ps
@@DFIRScience Does SDelete legitimately not have the ability to target specific drives to clean other than the C drive. Surely, if I can target a drive to completely wipe, I can target a drive to simply clean.
Hi Sr. I am using SDelete for wiping drives, it is ok if I clean the disk then diskpart select disk # clean Then use SDelete.exe -p 3 -z -c Disk# it is ok to wipe the drive first and then clean the drive with SDelete on Raw format ?
You can use a Linux Live CD/USB to boot the computer, and use built-in utilities to access and wipe the hard drive. This article is old, but it has the basic idea: www.howtogeek.com/howto/15037/use-an-ubuntu-live-cd-to-securely-wipe-your-pcs-hard-drive/
@@DFIRScience one more question. Can I use this same command or similar command to write Zeros to the hard disk without formatting it? I don't want to format as I have a lot of data. How can I get this done?
@@DFIRScience ah I see. Is the Cipher /w command same as SDELETE? Does the cipher command cause harm to the drive similarly to Sdelete? As SSD drive is different from an ordinary HDD I'm trying to clear unused available space on the drive, so I'm not sure if SDELETE is the right tool for this purpose
