Western Digital Data Erasure Software for Windows/Mac

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Anna

updated on 2018-02-02 to Data Erasure

How to permanently erase data from Western Digital external hard drive or other storage device?

Many users are looking a method to permanently erase private data before they sell/dispose a computer/Western Digital hard drive or a camera. Yes, it is very important to permanently shred files or erase data on a Western Digital external hard drive which is going to be sold or donated. So, where to find reliable Western Digital data erasure solution? Maybe, you need Western Digital data erasure software.

Western Digital data erasure software

Western Digital data erasure software is compatible of permanently erase data from Western Digital hard drive or other data storage device. Compared with deletion/format, the Western Digital data erasure will remove the data from the Western Digital hard drive, overwrite the disk space with blank data to avoid data recovery. It means once the data is erased by Western Digital data erasure software, the data will be lost forever, can't be recovered by any method.

So, it is the safest way to manage the data before you sell or donate a Western Digital portable hard drive. Magoshare offers reliable Western Digital data erasure software for both Windows and Mac OS. It can help you securely erase data from hard drive or storage media with certified erasure algorithms (including HMG Infosec; Standard 5, Baseline; DOD 5220.22-M; U.S. Army AR380-19; Peter Gutmann's algorithm).

Three Western Digital data erasure modes

Western Digital data erasure software is an all-around data erasure application. It can meet all your needs of data erasure, from permanently deleting a file to erase a hard drive.

Western Digital data erasure mode 1: shred files and folders

"Erase Files" can help you securely erase files and folders from Western Digital external hard drive or other device. The erased files/folders are lost forever.

Western Digital data erasure software

Western Digital data erasure mode 2: wipe hard drive.

This mode can help you wipe an entire hard drive to permanently erase all data. Once the Western Digital external drive is erased by this mode, all the data on the Western Digital external hard drive will permanently erased.

Western Digital data erasure software

Western Digital data erasure mode 3: erase free disk space.

"Erase Free Space" can help you erase the free disk space to permanently erase already deleted/lost data on the hard drive. It will not erase the existing data on the hard drive.

Western Digital data erasure software

Western Digital data erasure software is 100% safe. It not only can permanently erase data from Western Digital external hard drive, but it also can help you permanently erase data from other external hard drive, HDD, SSD, USB flash drive, memory card, digital camera, etc.

If you are going to sell or donate your Western Digital hard drive, it is strongly recommended to use the mode to permanently erase all data on the Western Digital hard drive. The data erasure process will not cause any damage to your Western Digital hard drive or shorten the service life of your device.

Please note that once the data is erased by Western Digital data erasure software, no method can recover the already erased data. So, please back up your important data to other hard drive before you do the erasure. After erasure, your Western Digital hard drive is securely to be able to reused, recycled, resold, donated or lent to other people.