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Can Windows 7 cipher.exe securely wipe USB drive?
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Mar 15, 202611222 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Using the command line tool cipher.exe built into Windows 7, can it be used to securely wipe a USB attached drive?
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Yes, but it may be slow compared to other tools that do the same job. Substitute the drive letter for your flash drive. Don't forget the colon after the drive letter, or the command won't write to the drive. Remember this only overwrites free space,…
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