Western Digital Blue SSD WD SSD Dashboard User Manual - Page 21

Create a Bootable USB Drive with Sanitize, Erase Now, Sanitize, drop-down, Refresh

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Tools 2. Click Erase Now next to Sanitize to delete all user data and leave the drive in an unformatted state. Create a Bootable USB Drive with Sanitize 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. Note: If the USB drive is not listed, click the Refresh icon next to the drop-down list to scan for the USB drive. Western Digital SSD Dashboard 17 User Manual

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2.
Click
Erase Now
next to
Sanitize
to delete all user data and leave the drive in an
unformatted state.
Create a Bootable USB Drive with Sanitize
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.
Note:
If the USB drive is not listed, click the
Refresh
icon next to the drop-down list to
scan for the USB drive.
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