Permanent Disk Erasure - QuickTech HD Clean

How to manually launch a Disk Erase script from command line?

10/1/2019

To launch a Disk Erase script from the cmd line: QTHDCW.EXE /s=[scriptname.ini] Example: X:\hdc64\qthdcw.exe /s=ealldisk.ini

What type of drives does QuickTech Disk Clean support?

10/1/2019

QuickTech Disk Clean for Windows and Windows PE supports all HDDs and SSDs. NVMe disks are expected to be supported as of 1/2020 Please contact Ultra-X support team for more info.

List of Erase Pattern numbers

10/1/2019

Below is a list of script Erase Pattern numbers to be used for Method=value: Example: Method=0 ; This would indicate the erase pattern to run is Quick Format 0 - Quick Format 1 - Ultra pattern 2 - DoD 5220.22-M (d) 3...

How to specify the erase pattern value for any pattern?

10/1/2019

The erase pattern value is the sector data value. You can specify any value in hex. Example, assuming you would like to write all 0's during the erase pattern chosen: 1. Open the disk erase script 2. Under [DISK]...

How to add date/timestamp to log filename?

10/1/2019

To add a date/timestamp to the disk erase log: 1. Open the disk erase script 2. Under the [COMMON] section, change the LogFile= value to add a suffix (DATE) Example...

How to specify location of output XML in script?

10/1/2019

To specify the location for which the output xml should save to: 1. Open the Disk Erase script 2. Under the [Common] section, add the path/location to the LogFile= value Example: Assuming you want to save the xml to...

How to set a script to erase ALL drives but excludes all USB removable disks?

10/1/2019

To set a script to erase ALL drives but excludes all USB removable disks: 1. Open the disk erase script 2. Under [Common], set the IgnoreUSB value to 1 Example...

How to perform a User-specified SMART Attribute disk precheck?

10/1/2019

QuickTech Disk Cleaner can check user specified SMART attributes against user specified thresholds to process drives quicker, skipping a disk wipe if a drive does not meet thresholds. To enable this function: 1. Open the...

How to perform a SMART Attribute precheck test prior to disk erasure?

10/1/2019

To enable a Disk SMART Attribubte precheck test: 1. Open the disk erase script 2. Under the [Common] section set the value for SmartTest to 1 Example...

How to write a bootable track with erase reporting information?

10/1/2019

Following a complete disk erasure of any type, QuickTech Disk Cleaner can automatically set a bootable MBR that will allow the drive to boot to a Blue screen that provides disk erasure information. This allows customers...

Permanent Disk Erasure - QuickTech HD Clean

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