Erase Data On The Linkstation Completely - Buffalo LS410D User Manual

• The following format types are supported: FAT32 (recommended for connecting to computers), EXT3 (recom-
mended for sharing with other LinkStations), XFS (recommended for adding additional external storage to a
LinkStation), NTFS (cannot format from Settings), and HFS+ (read-only, cannot format from Settings).

Erase Data on the LinkStation Completely

Under some circumstances, data from formatted drives can be recovered. The disk erasure process in this section does
a much more thorough job of erasing data. This procedure is recommended for removing all data from a drive in a way
that makes it nearly impossible to recover with current tools. All data on the drives is completely erased. The LinkStation
will then be in the following state:
• All drives in JBOD mode
• An empty shared folder on each erased drive
• All settings returned to their default values
• All logs deleted
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In Advanced Settings, click Management.
2
Select Restore/Erase.
3
Click Erase LinkStation.
4
The "Confirm Operation" screen will open. Enter the displayed number, then click OK.
5
All data on the LinkStation will be permanently erased.
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