How to Wipe Partition Data to Protect Privacy

Updated by Daisy on Sep 22, 2022 

Wipe partition can erase the data on the partition completely and ensure that the data cannot be recovered by any data recovery solution. This function can prevent undesired recovery of your deleted data. You can execute this function by b">Wipe Partition of EaseUS Partition Master.

EaseUS Partition Master provides Wipe Partition feature to erase all partition data permanently. It is used to completely wipe out all the data on your partition by overwriting the existing data with new data. Once the wipe operation is carried out, the data will not be recovered by any data recovery software.

How to wipe a partition

The wipe operation cannot be undone. The boot and system partition cannot be wiped.

We've set two options for you to wipe data. Choose the one you need.

Option 1. Wipe Partition

Right-click the partition you want to erase data from, and choose "Wipe".
In the new window, set the time for which you want to wipe your partition, then click "OK".
Click the "Execute 1 Task(s)" button in the lower right corner, check the changes, then click "Apply".

Option 2. Wipe Disk

Select the HDD/SSD. And right-click to choose "Wipe Disk".
Set the number of times to wipe data. (You can set to 10 at most.) Then Click "OK".
Click "Execute 1 Task(s)" and then click "Apply".

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Updated by Daisy 

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