Storage devices

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Types of Mobile HDD

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Operating Systems

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Wiping unallocated hard disk space

  • PC hard disks can contain a substantial amount of confidential information. Often users forget that private information be completely destroyed to avoid unauthorized access to it - simply deleting an old file is not sufficient.

  • Windows tools do not guarantee data destruction. Deleted files can be restored easily. Formatting and even deleting a partition leaves hard disk sector contents the same. Acronis Disk Director Suite offers a simple but reliable algorithm for wiping hard disk unallocated space.

    To wipe unallocated disk space:
    • Select a hard disk and unallocated space in the Acronis Disk Director Suite main window - Wipe unallocated space becomes available on the toolbar.
    • Select Disk - Wipe or a similar item in the Operations sidebar list or by clicking Wipe on the toolbar.
    • In the Wipe Unallocated Space window, enter a number of disk passes (up to 99).
    • By clicking OK, you'll add a pending operation of unallocated disk space wiping.
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