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Considering giving away or selling your computer? You may ask yourself how to wipe a hard drive once and for all. This video tutorial explains how to delete computer files permanently. Both on Windows and MacOS computers!

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Contents:

0:00 Intro
0:15 How to wipe your hard drive on Windows 10
0:47 How to wipe your hard drive on macOS
1:15 Ways to wipe your hard drive completely

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Before giving away your old computer, you need to know how to delete computer files permanently. Otherwise, somebody could access sensitive information that you thought would be gone forever. So how to erase a hard drive securely?

How to wipe your hard drive on Windows 10:

Go to the Windows search bar.
Type Reset this PC and click enter.
Under the Reset this PC option, click the Get Started button.
Two options will appear. Select the Remove Everything option to wipe your hard drive.
That’s it! All your files, programs, and settings will disappear.

How to wipe your hard drive on macOS:

Open Spotlight search, type Utility, and press Enter.
Click on View and select the Show All Devices option.
Now, choose the disk you delete and click the Erase button.
Quit the disk utility when it’s done.

While these are great ways to wipe a hard drive before passing it down to your friend or relative, there are even more secure ways to wipe a hard drive. Watch the tutorial for all methods of wiping a hard drive.

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