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Random Commands

This page is for all the random commands that might be useful

Diskpart

These steps show how to use diskpart to fully wipe a drive even if it does not show when plugged in

  1. Run CMD as administrator.
  2. Start diskpart: 
    diskpart
  3. List all plugged-in drives: 
    list disk
  4. Choose the drive to wipe (replace 1 with the correct disk number): 
    select disk 1
  5. Wipe the drive: 
    clean all
    • You can use clean instead of clean all to only remove partitions.
    • If you get an error, wait a moment and try again a few times.
  6. Wait for the process to finish.
    • This may take several minutes and there are no visual progress indicators.

Note:
Be very careful to select the correct disk, as this process will erase all data on the selected drive.

Test

sudo shutdown now

shutdown /s /t 0