Written byChristinaUpdated on Mar 05, 2023
Permanently Erase Data from Kingston USB Flash Drive
Approved byGerhard Chou
Before we start: If you need to permanently wipe data on Kingston USB drive, our professional data eraser software - Donemax Data Eraser will help you solve this issue.
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Why need to permanently erase data on Kingston USB drive?
Kingston is one of the most famous USB flash drive manufacturers. A Kingston USB drive is used to store important images, videos and documents or transfer files among different computers and devices. Before you sell, donate or dispose of an old Kingston USB drive, you'd better permanently erase all your private data and traces.
Some users may think formatting the Kingston USB drive is able to completely wipe all data off the Kingston USB drive. However, it doesn't. Data recovery software is able to quickly find all deleted or formatted files from the formatted Kingston USB drive. To 100% destroy data on Kingston USB drive, you need a certified data erasure tool to help you permanently erase data from the Kingston USB drive.
How to totally wipe a Kingston USB flash drive?
Donemax Data Eraser is a safe, powerful and simple to use data erasure tool to help you securely and permanently erase data from any type of digital device including Kingston USB drive. With advanced data erasure technology, Donemax Data Eraser is able to permanently erase ant type of data from your Kingston USB flash drive. The advantages:
- 🔐 The erased data on Kingston USB drive is gone forever and can not be recovered by any data recovery software.
- ✅ It won't cause any physical or logical damage to your Kingston USB drive.
- 🎐 A simple and easy-to-use interface makes wiping Kingston USB drive a breeze.
Here are three solutions to help you permanently erase data from a Kingston USB flash drive.
Solution 1: Erase files and folders on Kingston USB drive
To erase files on Kingston USB drive, download and install Donemax Data Eraser on your computer and connect the Kingston USB drive to your computer.
👉 Follow the steps below to erase files on Kingston drive: choose "Erase Files" -> click "Add" to select the files and folders on the Kingston USB drive to erase -> Confirm and click "Erase Now" to permanently erase the selected files.
Solution 2: Wipe entire Kingston USB drive
"Erase Hard Drive" will completely wipe everything on the Kingston USB drive. All data information and traces on the Kingston USB flash drive will be permanently deleted. Before you sell, donate or dispose of your old Kingston USB flash drive, you can use this mode to quickly and permanently erase all data from the Kingston USB flash drive.
- 👉 Switch to "Erase Hard Drive"
- 👉 Select the Kingston USB drive you want to wipe from the disk list
- 👉 Click "Continue" to confirm to wipe the select Kingston drive
- 👉 Then the hard drive will be wiped permanently.
Solution 3: Wipe free space on Kingston USB drive to permanently erase deleted data
"Erase free space" will wipe free disk space of the Kingston USB flash drive and permanently erase all the deleted, lost or formatted data only while keep the existing data on your Kingston USB drive.
In conclusion
There is a great change to rcover deleted or formatted data from your Kingston USB drive if you just emptying the recycle bin or format the Kingston drive. Before you sell, donate or dispose of your Kingston USB flash drive, you'd better make sure all the data in it has been permanently destroyed and can't be recovered to protect your privacy. Donemax Data Eraser is a good option for you to permanently erase a Kingston USB drive. It also can help you erase files from PC, Mac, HDD, SSD, memory card, digital camera, etc.
FAQs on permanently wiping Kingston USB drive
Follow the steps to permanently erasing a Kingston USB drive in Windows:
- Download and install Donemax Data Eraser on your Windows PC
- Connect the Kingston USB drive to your computer
- Launch the software and select Erase Hard Drive
- Select the Kingston USB drive to be permanently erased
- Click "Erase Now" to apply deleting
- Everything on the selected Kingston drive will be destroyed.
Absolutely the answer is NO. Formatting a Kingston drive does't totally destroy the data. The formatted files are still on the drive before the disk space is completely overwritten by new files. So you'd better totally erase the data with Donemax Data Eraser.
Yes, Donemax Data Eraser can help you permanently wipe data from a damaged or inaccessible Kingston USB flash drive if it can be recognized by your PC and help you fix it so that it can be reused.
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Christina
Christina is the senior editor of Donemax software who has worked in the company for 4+ years. She mainly writes the guides and solutions about data erasure, data transferring, data recovery and disk cloning to help users get the most out of their Windows and Mac. She likes to travel, enjoy country music and play games in her spare time.
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