Delete Data Permanently
Ashley Shepherd
Delete data permanently
I am selling my PC and have formatted the drive as well, how do I ensure,that data is lost permanently from the drives?
Formatting your drive does not ensure complete deletion of all your sensitive data.Several data recovery software are capable of recovering data, from formatted drives. Hence, to ensure complete protection of your sensitive data, it is essential to make sure, that hard drive is completely overwritten by new data,at least three times.
Remo Drive Wipe is one such utility, which overwrites your entire physical/logical drive sector-by-sector, to ensure safety from any data recovery software. This software is featured with intricate scan algorithms, prescribed by the US Department of Defense, US Navy, and other government agencies around the world.Try it Now!
Follow the steps given below, to completely erase data from your hard drive, using Remo Drive Wipe.
Step 1: Launch the application either by double clicking the desktop shortcut, or by selecting the icon from the Programs list in the Start menu.
The Main window of the application pops up,as shown in Figure a.The window displays, all the logical, and physical drives connected to the PC.

Figure a: Main window
Step 2: Select the logical drive which contains the sensitive data to be erased, or select a physical drive, to erase the complete hard drive data, and click the Next button. As you click the Next button, a window to select the sanitizing method is displayed, as shown in Figure b.
Note: If the drive you are looking for is not displayed in the list of drives, click on the Refresh Drives button. This will display, the recently connected drives to the PC, making it easier for you to locate the physical/logical drive from which you want to wipe the data.

Figure b: Select Sanitizing method
The software provides nine different sanitizing methods, and they are classified into different levels, based on the security levels provided by them.
Sanitizing methods that offer “low” security levels
- Fast Zero Write
- Random Write
- US Department of Defense (DoD 5220.22-M)
Sanitizing methods that offer “medium” security levels
- US Navy, NAVSO P-5239-26-RLL
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization – NATO standard
- German: VSITR
Sanitizing methods that offer “high” security levels
- DOD Standard 5220.28 STD
- Peter Gutmann Secure Deletion
- US Department of Defense (DoD 5220.22-M) + Guttman method
Select the appropriate Sanitizing method, and click on the Next button, to erase the selected logical drive, or the entire physical drive.
As you click the Next button, a window asking for confirmation, before start of the sanitizing process is displayed. Click on the OK button, to go ahead with the sanitizing process. The application starts to sanitize the sensitive data from selected drive. After the sanitizing process is complete, a message intimating the same is displayed.
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Testimonials
"...Many thanks for getting in touch. The software worked perfectly. Saved the job. I can't express how grateful I am for the help and support I got from you all..."
Andy K
"...I have just purchased the full application, and the point on the short e-mail is just to say thanks, and keep up the good work. 700gb of data fully recovered, after my drive lost it's structure..."
John McLachlan
System Requirements
Operating System – Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008
RAM – 512 MB
Free disk space - 50 MB (for installation)
You must log in to your Windows PC as Local System Administrator to install and use this software
Supports 32-bit, 64-bit PC

