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Delete User Data with Secure Erase, Create a Bootable USB Drive for Secure Erase, Select drive

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Tools Secure Erase can only be performed on an SSD that is not the boot drive. However, if the SSD is the boot drive, the Secure Erase function can be performed from a formatted USB. See Create a Bootable USB Drive for Secure Erase. Delete User Data with Secure Erase Note: Ensure that the correct SSD is selected on a system with more than one SSD. The Secure Erase function permanently destroys all user data on the selected SSD. 1. At the top of the Dashboard, click the Select drive drop-down menu to select the SSD on which all user data will be permanently deleted. Note: If the SSD to be deleted is not listed, click the Refresh icon next to the Select drive drop-down menu to scan for the SSD. The name of the selected SSD appears next to Model. 2. Click Erase Now next to Secure Erase to delete all user data and leave the drive in an unformatted state. Create a Bootable USB Drive for Secure Erase Note: The USB drive must be formatted as a FAT or FAT32 file system. 1. Insert a formatted USB drive. 2. Before proceeding, backup any existing data on the USB drive. 3. Click the drop-down list to select the USB drive. Western Digital SSD Dashboard 15 User Manual

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Secure Erase can only be performed on an SSD that is not the boot drive. However,
if the SSD is the boot drive, the Secure Erase function can be performed from a
formatted USB. See
Create a Bootable USB Drive for Secure Erase
.
Delete User Data with Secure Erase
Note:
Ensure that the correct SSD is selected on a system with more than one
SSD. The Secure Erase function permanently destroys all user data on the
selected SSD.
1.
At the top of the Dashboard, click the
Select drive
drop-down menu to select
the SSD on which all user data will be permanently deleted.
Note:
If the SSD to be deleted is not listed, click the
Refresh
icon next to the Select drive
drop-down menu to scan for the SSD.
The name of the selected SSD appears next to
Model
.
2.
Click
Erase Now
next to
Secure Erase
to delete all user data and leave the drive in
an unformatted state.
Create a Bootable USB Drive for Secure Erase
Note:
The USB drive must be formatted as a FAT or FAT32
file
system.
1.
Insert a formatted USB drive.
2.
Before proceeding, backup any existing data on the USB drive.
3.
Click the
drop-down
list to select the USB drive.
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