dennisa49 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Is there a way to speed up the process when I am wiping the free space on my computer? I have about 393 gigs of free space that must be wiped. It can take 18-24 hours to finish. Any hints or advice? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted March 22, 2016 Moderators Share Posted March 22, 2016 no shortcuts I'm afraid. that free space has to be overwritten and there's no way around that physical fact. even a low-level format using MS tools will be on par to your times. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Dankworth Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Is there a way to speed up the process when I am wiping the free space on my computer? I have about 393 gigs of free space that must be wiped. It can take 18-24 hours to finish. Any hints or advice? Thanks. Ran a free space wipe and it took 23 hours,but hey, who cares,the most important thing is that the wipe was succsefull, and I got a well deserved sleep in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeDee Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 My first 'wipe free space' took around 9 hours, which was fine. Now it seems to increase the time it takes each time... it is now 25 hours. I realise that on a 1TB drive with 845GB free space that even on low-level setting (used through 'Tools') it will take time, but why is the time increasing on each use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted June 14, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 14, 2016 have you ruled out the obvious suspects; PC in use?, background activity?, more space to wipe compared to last run?, any scheduled events (eg: AV software scans)?, any automated events (eg: Windows updates)? just throwing ideas out there... try doing a wipe with the PC in Safe Mode and the ethernet/wifi disabled. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeDee Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 have you ruled out the obvious suspects; PC in use?, background activity?, more space to wipe compared to last run?, any scheduled events (eg: AV software scans)?, any automated events (eg: Windows updates)? just throwing ideas out there... try doing a wipe with the PC in Safe Mode and the ethernet/wifi disabled. Thanks, I'll do a Sherlock Holmes at least knowing what I should be looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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