User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Accessing Online Support
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Status
- Performance
- Tools
- Firmware Update
- Check for Updates
- Update Using Bootable USB Drive
- Update Using File on My Computer
- Erase Drive—Secure Erase
- Delete User Data with Secure Erase
- Create a Bootable USB Drive for Secure Erase
- Sanitize
- Delete User Data with Sanitize
- Create a Bootable USB Drive with Sanitize
- Erase Drive (WD Black)
- Bootable USB Drive for Erase Drive (WD Black)
- S.M.A.R.T.
- Diagnostic Short Test
- Diagnostic Extended Test
- Drive Details
- System Details
- Settings
- Help
Delete User Data with Secure Erase
Note:
Ensure that the correct SSD is selected on a system with more than one
SSD. The Secure Erase function permanently destroys all user data on the
selected SSD.
1. In the blue section at the top of the Dashboard, click the Select drive drop-
down menu to select the SSD on which all user data will be permanently
deleted.
Note:
If the SSD to be deleted is not listed, click the Refresh icon next to the Select drive
drop-down menu to scan for the SSD.
The name of the selected SSD appears next to
Model.
2. Click Erase Now next to Secure Erase to delete all user data and leave the drive in
an unformatted state.
Create a Bootable USB Drive for Secure Erase
Note:
The USB drive must be formatted as a FAT or FAT32 file system.
1. Insert a formatted USB drive.
2. Before proceeding, backup any existing data on the USB drive.
3. Click the drop-down list to select the USB drive.
Tools
Western Digital SSD Dashboard
User Manual
14