Larry Cleans Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Trying to wipe data off of an external hard drive before trashing it. However, when I select it and "Submit," nothing happens, no warning, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted August 7, 2018 Moderators Share Posted August 7, 2018 g'day Larry and welcome. what is your CC and OS versions? when you say Submit, I assume you mean the Wipe button. why not just low-level format the drive from File Explorer. (right click drive, Format, untick Quick Format, Start) the end result will be the same. 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...
Larry Cleans Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 cc 5.44.X on WIN10/64. While replying to your post, I went back to the software and fired it up again to check whether the word was "submit" or "wipe". Then I clicked it again to confirm that it would do nothing, and surprise! It's now wiping the drive clean. As for your suggestion, thank you, but I paid good money for CCleaner and expect it to work as advertised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted August 8, 2018 Moderators Share Posted August 8, 2018 6 hours ago, Larry Cleans said: As for your suggestion, thank you, but I paid good money for CCleaner and expect it to work as advertised. no worries, glad it came good for you. 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...
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