This article will walk through the steps of using the Microsoft Diskpart Erase utility to Clean the disk of a previous partition and format, including any data on the drive.

Remove all additional drives from the computer excluding the drive you are booting from and the drive you want to Erase/Clean.

Please make certain that you are erasing the correct disk.

Diskpart Erase/Clean will permanently erase/destroy all data on the selected drive.

Please read all steps, instructions, and warnings before attempting the Diskpart Erase/Clean.

Cleaning or erasing a storage device removes all data and partitions from the drive. In this article 'Clean' and erase are used interchangeably. The command that erases the drive during this process is 'Clean'.

This article explains the Microsoft Diskpart Erase utility.

Be sure to back up any important data on this drive before proceeding.

Disclaimer: Seagate Technology, LLC is not responsible for lost user data.

This article explains the Microsoft Diskpart Erase utility.

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