This KB provides step-wise instructions for "how to wipe a hard drive" using BitRaser Drive Eraser software. The purpose of this KB is to help you wipe the hard drive easily such that the data residing on it; is permanently erased forever with no scope for recovery using any tool, technique, or lab procedure. The method helps you sanitize the hard drive in line with data privacy & protection laws, thereby guaranteeing regulatory compliance for your organization. For individuals it helps maintain their privacy.
Using the method, you can wipe or erase—
BitRaser Drive Eraser can begin erasing or wiping a hard drive within 15 minutes * . Please follow the below instructions to wipe a hard disk drive or solid-state drive. Check detailed instructions in the BitRaser Drive Eraser deployment guide
Note: * The total wiping duration can differ based on the hard drive type, storage capacity, and erasure standard chosen. A 250 GB SSD can be wiped within 2-3 minutes using 'secure erasure' method. A 500 GB HDD would take about an hour to wipe using 'single pass' erasure method
Requirements :
You may like to watch this video for quick understanding and then follow the steps.
Stage 1: Download BitRaser Drive Eraser ISO file [Duration: 5 minutes]
Download BitRaser software ISO file from BitRaser cloud account, as follows:
Stage 2: Create BitRaser bootable USB [Duration: 5 minutes]
In this stage, you will create a bootable USB by burning the BitRaser Drive Eraser ISO image on an empty USB flash drive. Using the bootable media, you will be able to wipe the hard drives including OS without installing BitRaser. Please follow these steps to create the bootable media:
Tip: If you are using Mac, you will need to use the 'balenaEtcher' utility instead of Rufus. It is a free and open-source utility for Mac widely used to write ISO image files to create a bootable USB flash drive.
4. Click 'START' to begin the bootable media creation process.
5. Click 'YES' on the pop-up message box to proceed further.
Stage 3: Start wiping the hard drive [Duration: 5 minutes]
After creating the bootable media, follow these steps to start wiping the hard drives:
After wiping the hard drives, BitRaser Drive Eraser software will generate digitally signed erasure reports & certificate that are uploaded automatically to your BitRaser Cloud account.
Hope this article helped you.
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