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"Hi, I will sell an old Toshiba external hard drive. Is there any way to completely wipe the Toshiba external hard drive and permanently erase my data? Data recovery software can recover my deleted files. So, I really need a solution to wipe the Toshiba external hard drive before I sell it." - Lucy

wipe data on the Toshiba external hard disk drive

It's no secret to anyone that our external hard drives tend to become our right hand in those everyday tasks at the office, university and even at home. Storing important data that we need to transport or simply backup makes them indispensable and of great value to us and even more so when we marry renowned brands such as Toshiba external hard drives that always offer us the best in removable media and data backup.

Wipe Toshiba external hard drive to permanently erase data

Sometimes by simple necessity of having a new external hard disk and with more capacity, we tend to discard the old ones. We may sell or dispose old Toshiba external hard drive. It is also not a secret that data recovery software can easily recover deleted/formatted data from the Toshiba external hard drive even we reformat it. We never want to our sensitive data to fall into the wrong hands. So, it is necessary to wipe the Toshiba external hard drive before we sell or donate it.

But, do you have the Toshiba data erasure solution? Most of common users don’t know how to permanently erase data on Toshiba external hard drive. So, we write this article to tell how to wipe Toshiba external hard drive and permanently erase data.

First of all, find reliable data erasure software for wiping data on Toshiba external hard drive. DoYourData Super Eraser is such data erasure software which can securely and permanently erase data from Toshiba external hard drive, without causing physical damage. You can download and install it on your Windows PC or Mac. Then connect the Toshiba external hard drive with your Windows PC or Mac. It offers three modes to help you permanently erase data from Toshiba external hard drive.

Mode 1: Selectively shred files from Toshiba external hard drive.

After installing DoYourData Super Eraser on your computer, just run it on your computer. Then add files from the Toshiba external hard drive to the erasure list. By clicking on "Erase Now" button, all the added files will be permanently erased. It is the best way for you to selectively shred files from Toshiba external hard drive.

wipe data on the Toshiba external hard disk drive

Mode 2: Wipe the Toshiba external hard drive completely.

This mode will help you wipe the entire Toshiba external hard drive and permanently erase all data on the Toshiba external hard drive. Before you sell, donate or dispose your Toshiba external hard drive, this mode is perfect for you.

wipe data on the Toshiba external hard disk drive

Mode 3: Only wipe deleted/lost data on Toshiba external hard drive.

This mode only wipe already deleted/lost data on the Toshiba external hard drive, it will not wipe the existing data on the Toshiba external hard drive.

wipe data on the Toshiba external hard disk drive

This secure Toshiba data erasure solution is trusted by millions of users. DoYourData Super Eraser is safe, quick and easy-to-use. You can use it to wipe Toshiba external hard drive to permanently erase data. You also can use it to wipe other hard disk or storage media device. Download and try it now.

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Written & Updated by Shirly Chen

Shirly Chen has been writing data recovery, data erasure articles for DoYourData over 4 years. She has been working as a professional website content writer & editor for quite a long time. She also writes articles about disk clone, Mac optimization, disk backup, etc.

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