Hard Drive Tower Duplicator - Main Copy Menu - Erase/Wipe

The ERASE operation deletes all information on any connected Target hard drives by writing zeros into every sector of the hard drive, sector by sector.  You can also configure the Kanguru Clone to run a Disk Wipe instead of an Erase operation. Although the Erase operation will remove the data from a drive, data may still be retrievable afterwards with the proper tools. The only method for permanently removing data and making it impossible to recover is to run a Disk Wipe.

CAUTION! The Erasing/Wiping a hard drive will delete all data and file systems. Make sure that any important data is backed up before executing the Erase/Wipe operation. Only hard drives inserted into the Target bays will be erased. A hard drive in the Source bay will not be affected.

To Erase your hard drives:

1. Power on the duplicator.

2. From the Main Copy Menu press the Up or Down buttons until you see Erase.

Note: If you have configured the HDD WIPE option under the Setup menu, then the ERASE function will appear as WIPE and will display the number of wipe cycles next to it. For instructions on changing the number of wipe cycles see HDD WIPE.

3. When Erase is displaying for you, Insert your Target hard drives into any available Target bays. Press the ENT button to begin the Erase process.

4. Once the Erase process has completed, the following screen will be displayed:

5. Press any button to return to the Main Copy Menu.

WARNING: Some data stored on SSDs may not be permanently deleted by the Wipe function. Due to the wear leveling technology used with flash-based memory, sanitation techniques which are proven to permanently remove information from HDDs are not as thorough in removing data from SSDs.

For more information on the Kanguru Hard Drive Tower Duplicator, please refer to the User Manual located at HERE.