Removes any and all partition or volume formatting from the disk with
focus.
Syntax: CLEAN [ALL]
ALL Specifies that each and every byte\sector on the disk is set to
zero, which completely deletes all data contained on the disk.
On master boot record (MBR) disks, only the MBR partitioning information
and hidden sector information are overwritten. On GUID partition table
(GPT) disks, the GPT partitioning information, including the Protective
MBR, is overwritten. If the ALL parameter is not used, the first 1MB
and the last 1MB of the disk are zeroed. This erases any disk formatting
that had been previously applied to the disk. The disk's state after
cleaning the disk is 'UNINITIALIZED'.
Example:
CLEAN
Removes any and all partition or volume formatting from the disk with
focus.
Syntax: CLEAN [ALL]
ALL Specifies that each and every byte\sector on the disk is set to
zero, which completely deletes all data contained on the disk.
On master boot record (MBR) disks, only the MBR partitioning information
and hidden sector information are overwritten. On GUID partition table
(GPT) disks, the GPT partitioning information, including the Protective
MBR, is overwritten. If the ALL parameter is not used, the first 1MB
and the last 1MB of the disk are zeroed. This erases any disk formatting
that had been previously applied to the disk. The disk's state after
cleaning the disk is 'UNINITIALIZED'.
Example:
CLEAN