Dear Tech-friends,
I have a (I think) simple question for you. I want to do a low level format with I.e. Active KilldlskHDD Guru/Eraser/Dban to clean my hard disks to remove any malware that might be on it. Will this harm my hard disk or reduce it’s lifespan? But most importantly I am not sure whether I can then still install a clean version of Windows 7 from my Q-disk, the host protected area on my hard drive. I think I can still install Windows after the low level format but I just want to be sure, I don’t want to buy a new latop yet. Any ideas what low level program I can use best? HDD Low level format tool only provides the option of cleaning the whole disk and I am afraid that then also the Q-disk will be gone. Ccleaner doesn’t permit to clean the C-drive where Windows is installed. Are the partitions also gone then and will Windows make new ones as part of the installation process? Or do I need software to do this and maybe high level formatting? If you know a (free) program please let me know as well.
I would realy apreciate your help.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Paalke
I have a (I think) simple question for you. I want to do a low level format with I.e. Active KilldlskHDD Guru/Eraser/Dban to clean my hard disks to remove any malware that might be on it. Will this harm my hard disk or reduce it’s lifespan? But most importantly I am not sure whether I can then still install a clean version of Windows 7 from my Q-disk, the host protected area on my hard drive. I think I can still install Windows after the low level format but I just want to be sure, I don’t want to buy a new latop yet. Any ideas what low level program I can use best? HDD Low level format tool only provides the option of cleaning the whole disk and I am afraid that then also the Q-disk will be gone. Ccleaner doesn’t permit to clean the C-drive where Windows is installed. Are the partitions also gone then and will Windows make new ones as part of the installation process? Or do I need software to do this and maybe high level formatting? If you know a (free) program please let me know as well.
I would realy apreciate your help.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Paalke