Please note that:

  • When you delete a file from Samsung external hard drive, the deleted file can be recovered by data recovery software.
  • When you format the Samsung external hard drive, all the lost data on the formatted Samsung external hard drive can be recovered by data recovery software.
  • When you reformat the Samsung external hard drive with Disk Utility or other disk formatting software, the data still can be recovered by data recovery software.
  • When the file system on the Samsung external hard drive gets corrupted, the data on the Samsung external hard drive still can be recovered by data recovery software.

Now, you know that the lost data on your Samsung external hard drive can be recovered by data recovery software. So, if you sell or donate your Samsung external hard drive to other people, your data may be recovered by others. How to avoid this? How to make data recovery from Samsung external hard drive be impossible? Just follow this guide.

permanently erase data from Samsung external hard drive


Data eraser for Samsung external hard drive

When you are going to sell or donate your Samsung external hard drive, you’d better permanently erase all your sensitive data on it. In order to prevent data recovery, you need special data erasure software, such as TS DataWiper. It offers government & military level data erasure standards including HMG Infosec Standard 5, Baseline; DOD 5220.22-M; U.S. Army AR380-19; Peter Gutmann's algorithm, etc. Once the data is erased by TS DataWiper, the data is lost forever, can’t be recovery by any data recovery software.

Main features:

  • Permanently delete files from Samsung external hard drive.
  • Wipe entire Samsung external hard drive.
  • Erase deleted data on Samsung external hard drive.
  • Shred hidden files on Samsung external hard drive.
  • Erase corrupted Samsung external hard drive.
  • Erase data from Samsung external hard drive on Windows and Mac OS.

TS DataWiper is fully compatible with Windows OS and Mac OS. And it is 100% safe data erasure software, will not cause any damage to your Samsung portable hard drive or Samsung portable SSD. Download and install it on your computer:

TS DataWiper

The most powerful data erasure software to permanently erase data.

Guide: permanently erase data from Samsung external hard drive

TS DataWiper offers three flexible data erasure modes to help you securely and permanently erase data from Samsung external hard drive. Now, just run TS DataWiper on your computer and connect the Samsung external hard drive to your computer.

Mode 1: Shred files from Samsung external hard drive.

Add files/folders from Samsung external hard drive to the erasure list, and click on Erase Now button. The selected files/folders will be permanently erased.

permanently erase data from Samsung external hard drive

Mode 2: Erase entire Samsung external hard drive.

Erase the Samsung external hard drive. All the data on the Samsung external hard drive will be permanently erased.

permanently erase data from Samsung external hard drive

Mode 3: Erase free disk space of Samsung external hard drive.

This mode will help you wipe free disk space of your Samsung external hard drive to permanently erase all deleted/lost data on the Samsung external hard drive without affecting the existing data on the Samsung external hard drive.

permanently erase data from Samsung external hard drive

Once the data on the Samsung external hard drive is erased by TS DataWiper, there is no way to recover the data. It means the erased data is gone forever. Then you can sell or donate your Samsung external hard drive to other people.

TS DataWiper also can help you repair, rename or format your Samsung external hard drive. The disk tool can help you do all the things. So, if your Samsung external hard drive gets crashed, you can use this tool to repair or format the crashed Samsung external hard drive to fix logical issues.

permanently erase data from Samsung external hard drive

TS DataWiper supports to permanently erase data from any other portable hard drive, local hard disk, memory card, USB flash drive, digital camera, etc. Download this powerful data erasure software:

TS DataWiper

The most powerful data erasure software to permanently erase data.

TS DataWiper

TS DataWiper

Powerful, safe and easy-to-use data erasure software.