Good morning everyone!!
I have a Lenovo that is running Win10 Pro that is giving me fits. I am trying to wipe the HD but the system will not let me. I have tried everything. That's why I am here. Is there a command prompt to do this? If I take it to the tech, they will charge $30. I figure, if its that cheap, I should be able to do this myself. Thank you for any help I can receive on this.
Windows 10: Help With Deleting Hard Drive
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Help With Deleting Hard Drive
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Welcome to TenForums, cmmpro1 !
What steps are you taking to wipe it? Surely you're not trying to wipe your system disk from within Windows?
A screen shot of Disk Management would be a good starter for helpers to see what's up.
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Give me a minute and I will upload a screen shot. I need to start that computer.Word Man said:
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Welcome to TenForums @cmmpro1
It's not clear what you are trying to achieve. What do you mean by "wipe the HD" ? If you managed to delete all the partitions on it you'd end up with a 'brick' that won't have anything to boot from.
Describe the symptoms "that is giving me fits" and perhaps we'll be better able to help. A reset or a reinstall may be more appropriate, but we can't say without knowing the problems. As Word Man says, a picture is worth a thousand words,
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I have attached a screen shot of the drive I'm trying to clean.
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A note: Windows will not let one kill itself while running, have to boot to another device such as the install DVD or a GPARTED LiveCD or a Linux LiveDVD to gain access to the drive or partition desired for wiping clean.
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Here is the Disk Management pic.
What I want to do is clean everything off of the C Drive except the operating system. Can some one help me with that?
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I am on another computer. I have the Lenovo running but I am on my Probook to get answers.Berton said:
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Sounds like you want to Reset this PC. Read this tutorial and see if that meets your needs. You can keep your files, remove everything, or (if available) perform a 'factory reset'.cmmpro1 said:
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I have tried to do a reset but it will not let me do it. What else can I do?Bree said:Sounds like you want to Reset this PC. Read this tutorial and see if that meets your needs. You can keep your files, remove everything, or (if available) perform a 'factory reset'.
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