Article: If there is data on the drive you need to keep, make sure to save it on another hard drive. You can transfer files to your computer's internal hard drive, use a USB flash drive, or upload to a cloud storage service such as Google Drive, DropBox, OneDrive, or iCloud. This is the website for Killdisk, a free disk-cleaning app that works on Windows and Mac, as well as both mechanical and solid-state drives. Disk cleaning programs like KillDisk provide extra security by overwriting the old data with random data that prevents the old from being accessed with data forensics tools. Some other popular data-cleaning tools are DBAN Drive Cleanser by Acronis, and CBL Data Shredder. Click the download button that corresponds to the operating system you are using. By default, your downloaded files can be found in your Downloads folder on both PC and Mac. Double-click the ".exe" file for Killdisk on Windows, or the ".dmg" file for Killdisk on Mac, and then follow the on-screen instructions to install. Most external hard drives can be connected to your computer using a USB or firewire cable. In some cases, an external hard drive may need to be plugged in using an AC adapter. KillDisk has an icon that resembles a red disk with a while "@" sign on the front. Double-click this Killdisk icon in the Windows Start menu or the Applications folder on Mac. All disks connected to your computer are listed on the main menu for KillDisk. The drive you select will highlight in orange. Be careful not to select a disk drive you need, such as your Windows installation drive. It's at the top of the KillDisk app. It has an icon that resembles a hard drive with a red triangle. It's in the lower-left corner of the pop-up window. If you have the registered version of KillDisk, you can select more accurate erasure methods using the drop-down menu next to "Erase Method". You can also check "Verify erasure of [disk percentage] of each disk." The keyphrase is above the field where you enter the keyphrase. Enter it exactly as displayed in the window and click Ok. This begins the process of erasing your disk. Since this method overwrites your old data with random data, it will take considerably longer than other methods of formatting your drive.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Back up important data. Go to http://killdisk.com/killdisk-freeware.htm in a browser. Click Download for Windows or Download for MacOS. Install KillDisk. Connect your external hard drive to your computer. Open KillDisk. Click the drive you want to erase. Click Erase Disk. Click Start. Type the keyphrase and click Ok.
Article: Running a heavy cycle can agitate your jeans and help fade the color over time. A light cycle with warm water will help wash your jeans while preserving the color. The agitation caused by the spin cycle can fade the color in your jeans. Wait one minute after the spin cycle starts and pull your jeans out of the washing machine. Tumble drying your jeans in the dryer can cause irreparable damage to them over time. Instead, hang them up to dry. After 24 hours, the jeans should be dry enough to wear. You can hang your jeans in the bathroom, outside, or in a breezy place in your house. If you hang your jeans outside, they will dry faster.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Start a light cycle with warm water. Pull your jeans out before the spin cycle finishes. Hang your jeans up to dry.
Article: It's at the center of the window. It's at the bottom-right corner of the window. If you're not sure which type of file to select, choose All Files at the top of the list. Check the box to the left of one of the file locations on your computer, or leave I'm not sure selected to look everywhere. It's near the bottom of the window. This will allow Recuva to perform an advanced scan of your computer, which increases the chances that you'll recover the file(s). This is at the bottom of the window. Recuva will now scan for deleted files. A deep scan can take several hours to complete, especially if you chose the All Files and I'm not sure options earlier. A progress bar and time estimation will stay on the screen during the scan. Once the scan is complete, a list of deleted files will appear. Once the scan completes, click the check box next to the file you want to restore. To narrow down the search results, click the Switch to advanced mode button at the top-right corner of the window to choose certain locations or refine the search to specific file types.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Click the orange Run Recuva button. Click Next to start the recovery wizard. Select a file type and click Next. Select the file's original location. Click Next. Check the "Enable Deep Scan" box. Click Start. Locate and select your deleted file(s).