Users Guide
How to erase a logical drive
Erasing the logical drive removes ALL information from the drive, including files, folders and file system itself. No data recovery is possible from the drive after erasing operation is complete.
To erase a logical drive:
- Start Active@ Eraser and select the logical drive to be
erased:
- Run the Erase command by doing one of the following:
- Click the Erase button on the toolbar, or
- Right-click selected item, and click Erase on the context menu, or
- Select the Erase menu item from the Tools menu
- In Active@ Eraser Options dialog choose appropriate erasing options:
- You can change default erasing method.
- You can turn on Verification option to verify the data after deletion.
- You can turn on Ignore Errors option to not display error message every time when read/write error encountered. Anyway all detected errors and warnings will be logged to the Event Log independently of this option.
- You can turn on Skip Confirmation option to skip the next dialog where you are to confirm erasing command.
- Click ERASE button and confirm erasing action on
the following confirmation screen by typing: ERASE-ALL-DATA
- Click CONFIRM button, watch the erasing progress and
wait while erasing is complete.
You can cancel the process of wiping deleted data anytime by clicking Stop button on the toolbar.
Important
Erasing action could be a long process, so that be prepared to wait. And even if you cancelled the operation in the middle, most likely Windows would not recognize your drive anymore, so even if some your data still resides on the drive, you'll not be able to access them through the Windows Explorer. Just specialized recovery software, like UNERASER (www.uneraser.com) might help you in this case.
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