The computer asked for confirmation. WARNING: ALL DATA ON NON-REMOVABLE DISK DRIVE E: WILL BE LOST! Elias took a deep breath. He had already backed up the few family photos he wanted to keep to a separate, encrypted USB stick. This was the purging of the business.

If you, like Elias, need to wipe a hard drive in Windows 7, here are the methods used in the story broken down for practical use:

DBAN cannot reliably wipe SSDs. Do not use on SSDs.

format e: /fs:ntfs /p:1

Before you start, make sure to: