Completely Erase Files on SanDisk Cruzer USB Using Freeware
Geeks - To completely erase files on a SanDisk Cruzer USB drive, you can use a free data destruction software program such as Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN). This program will overwrite all of the data on the USB drive multiple times, making it impossible to recover any of the files.
To use DBAN to erase a SanDisk Cruzer USB drive:
Download and install DBAN on your computer.
Insert the SanDisk Cruzer USB drive into your computer's USB port.
Start DBAN and follow the on-screen instructions to select the SanDisk Cruzer USB drive as the target drive to erase.
Select the data destruction method you want to use (e.g. Gutmann). This will determine how many times the data on the USB drive will be overwritten.
Start the data destruction process and wait for it to complete. This may take several hours depending on the size of the USB drive and the data destruction method you selected.
Once the data destruction process is complete, all of the files on the SanDisk Cruzer USB drive will be permanently erased and unable to be recovered. You can then use the USB drive as if it were new, without any residual data from the previous files.
