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Celtic_Matt · 22nd July 2021, 14:15

I purchased a 4TB Western Digital USB 3.0 Drive for a backups of data subject to a litigation hold at work from a large online retailer. About 1/2 way complete, the copy errored out. I was able to secure a replacement but am left with storage that needs to be wiped but is inaccessible via File Explorer and is not recognized by the Computer Management console. I need to make sure the data is deleted prior to shipping it back and do so in a way that does not void the warranty, Opening the case and removing the drive so it can be attached to a PC for data destruction is not an option. I was thinking magnet but double checking here first. Suggestions?

BoInk2 · 22nd July 2021, 18:36

If the drive is not recognized anymore, even by WD tools offering to write 0s to the drive, there's not much left other than a really strong magnet, although it's questionable how good that'll work with any magnet you can get through the external drive enclosure.

alexora · 22nd July 2021, 20:12

Code:

http://nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/how-to-format-your-external-hard-drive/

rbn · 22nd July 2021, 23:09

Just throw it away and buy a new one.

OddBa11 · 24th July 2021, 11:28

From my experience in working with a couple of gentlemen that used to perform data recovery, they don't care whats on the drive. Nor do they have the time to sit around trying to get a faulty drive to work, just to see what's on it. In this case, it sounds like a warranty return. In which case, WD doesn't care either. If this is a business or legal issue, I'd say eat the cost of the drive. Without destroying the drive, and since it is not readable, you can't verify anything that you could possible do to it. If you can't verify it's wiped, what's the point? The only 100% safe way to ensure data is actually gone is to write to the disc multiple times or destroy it.

rbn · 24th July 2021, 14:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by OddBa11

destroy it.

Now we're talkin'

gmcbee · 8th September 2021, 19:37

Do a quick format, NOT full, on the drive, even if it doesn't show a file structure or properties. You should be able to run your commercial wipers and/or recovery utils on it at that point.

One very useful one is Piriform's Recuva. It lets you set shred passes, 1, 3, 7, or 35, I believe. My guess is the 7 would be DoD, the 35 would be Guttmann.

I just had to use the "quick format" on a friend's unrecognizable SIM card that got wet.
After the quick format, I was able to recover everything on the card that he thought he'd lost forever. If Recuva finds files to recover, it will also allow you to shred them instead. Hope this helps.

Worse comes to worse, go camping and pitch it in the campfire for a few hours.

OddBa11 · 8th September 2021, 20:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmcbee

Do a quick format, NOT full, on the drive, even if it doesn't show a file structure or properties. You should be able to run your commercial wipers and/or recovery utils on it at that point.

One very useful one is Piriform's Recuva. It lets you set shred passes, 1, 3, 7, or 35, I believe. My guess is the 7 would be DoD, the 35 would be Guttmann.

I just had to use the "quick format" on a friend's unrecognizable SIM card that got wet.
After the quick format, I was able to recover everything on the card that he thought he'd lost forever. If Recuva finds files to recover, it will also allow you to shred them instead. Hope this helps.

Worse comes to worse, go camping and pitch it in the campfire for a few hours.

Hard to format, quick or normal, a drive that is not recognized.

gmcbee · 9th September 2021, 04:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by OddBa11

Hard to format, quick or normal, a drive that is not recognized.

I was able to do it.
It showed up with a drive letter, but showed no associated file system.
I did an NTFS quick format and was able to recover all the files on it.

gmcbee · 9th September 2021, 04:30

I guess I misunderstood the dude's scenario in the OP.
At any rate, it doesn't matter, since he's been banned.

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OddBa11 Registered User Forum Lord Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,156 Thanks: 508 Thanked 1,687 Times in 789 Posts	From my experience in working with a couple of gentlemen that used to perform data recovery, they don't care whats on the drive. Nor do they have the time to sit around trying to get a faulty drive to work, just to see what's on it. In this case, it sounds like a warranty return. In which case, WD doesn't care either. If this is a business or legal issue, I'd say eat the cost of the drive. Without destroying the drive, and since it is not readable, you can't verify anything that you could possible do to it. If you can't verify it's wiped, what's the point? The only 100% safe way to ensure data is actually gone is to write to the disc multiple times or destroy it.

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gmcbee Registered User Addicted Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 429 Thanks: 4,281 Thanked 1,144 Times in 355 Posts	Do a quick format, NOT full, on the drive, even if it doesn't show a file structure or properties. You should be able to run your commercial wipers and/or recovery utils on it at that point. One very useful one is Piriform's Recuva. It lets you set shred passes, 1, 3, 7, or 35, I believe. My guess is the 7 would be DoD, the 35 would be Guttmann. I just had to use the "quick format" on a friend's unrecognizable SIM card that got wet. After the quick format, I was able to recover everything on the card that he thought he'd lost forever. If Recuva finds files to recover, it will also allow you to shred them instead. Hope this helps. Worse comes to worse, go camping and pitch it in the campfire for a few hours.

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gmcbee Registered User Addicted Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 429 Thanks: 4,281 Thanked 1,144 Times in 355 Posts	I guess I misunderstood the dude's scenario in the OP. At any rate, it doesn't matter, since he's been banned.