"Hi, I have been using a 1TB Samsung external hard drive for more than 2 years. Tomorrow, I will give it away to other people. Before I give it forever to that person, I plan to format it on my Mac and permanently erase all existing data and history data to make sure nobody can recover my private files. However, I can’t find a solution to format Samsung external hard drive and wipe data under Mac, can you help me?" – JREMEY
There are two easy solutions at hand for Mac users to clean up a Samsung external hard drive under Mac OS. First of all, the users can just delete all the files on the Samsung external hard drive and empty the Mac trash bin. The second, users can erase the Samsung external hard drive use Disk Utility – a built-in application in macOS/OSX. The two methods can help Mac users to clean up the Samsung external hard drive under Mac OS. It is very easy for everyone.
However, the two solutions above can’t help you to "format Samsung external hard drive and wipe data on it under Mac OS". Whether you delete all the files or erase the hard drive with Disk Utility, the files on your Samsung external hard drive are not lost permanently. Free Mac data recovery software can easily recover the deleted/erased files from your Samsung external hard drive under Mac OS. If you are going to donate/give away/resell your Samsung external hard drive, you should make sure all your sensitive data on it has been permanently destroyed.
Samsung External Hard Drive Data Erasure Software for Mac
In order to achieve the double effects (formatted, data erased permanently), you need special tool – Samsung external hard drive data erasure software for Mac. DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac is one the best Mac data erasure software. It will help you easily format your Samsung external hard drive on Mac and permanently erase all the existing data and history data on it.
Why is DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac qualified? With advanced technology, it will destroy all the data, overwrite the disk space while it is formatting the Samsung external hard drive. So once the process gets finished, all the data on your Samsung external hard drive is permanently lost, can’t be recovered by any data recovery software or data recovery service. Of course, it is formatted. Just like you get a brand new external hard drive.
1 Click to Format Samsung External Hard Drive and Wipe Data from it under Mac OS
DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac offers easy way to format Samsung external hard drive under Mac OS and permanently erase data on it. The guide is very easy.
Step 1: Choose your Samsung external hard drive.
Choose mode Wipe Hard Drive, it shows all hard drives. Just choose your Samsung external hard drive.
Step 2: Wipe and format the Samsung external hard drive on Mac.
Click on Wipe Now button, DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac will securely format and wipe your Samsung external hard drive.
Once the process gets finished, all the data on the Samsung external hard drive is erased permanently.
After you click on "Wipe Now" button, DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac will help you completely erase all the existing data and history data on your Samsung external hard drive and format it. It means your data is lost forever. So please back up your important files before you format it with DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac.