weybrew Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Under TOOLS>DRIVE WIPE>WIPER> CCleaner gives you the option of wiping "Entire Drive" yet when I make this selection, the C: drive as well as the WIPE button are greyed out. I want to completely clean the hard drive on a computer that I will be donating. Will this program do that? How to I get it to work, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted December 2, 2016 Moderators Share Posted December 2, 2016 You can't wipe the entire drive when the windows system is running from it, ccleaner needs windows to remain in place and not be erased while running. System drive can have its freespace wiped but not erased as it causes a paradox. ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted December 2, 2016 Moderators Share Posted December 2, 2016 Hi weybrew, you will either need to remove the drive and connect it to another PC and re-format it, or if it has to remain in-situ, you could reload Windows and part of that process allows you to delete the partition and re-format the drive. with the former, you can do a low-level or quick format, with the later (from memory) only a quick format is available. it'll all depend on how sensitive your data was. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weybrew Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Thanks for your replies, mta and Nergal. I was not skilled enough user to understand how this works. I have a better understanding now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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