ISO freeware for partial wiping of harddrives

**twmart** · 11-25-2013, 09:24 PM

There is a utility built into Windows that will do just that let me dig around to find the name.

The program is called cipher it is in Windows 2000 and newer.
You type it at the cmd prompt cipher /w:c would wipe the free space on the C drive.

Just remember some of your data could still be recovered. if it shares a sector that is used that may not get wiped.

**ilyaz** · 11-26-2013, 04:39 AM

Originally Posted by twmart

There is a utility built into Windows that will do just that let me dig around to find the name.

The program is called cipher it is in Windows 2000 and newer.
You type it at the cmd prompt cipher /w:c would wipe the free space on the C drive.

Just remember some of your data could still be recovered. if it shares a sector that is used that may not get wiped.

Thanks twmart. Interestingly, most articles on the MS Support page refer to Win 2K or XP, nothing newer, but that is probably all I need. Maybe if I run it a few times, I can claim victory and say old data cannot be recovered.