Buffalo Technology TSXE80TLR5, TS-RXL user manual Erase Data on the TeraStation Completely

Erase Data on the TeraStation Completely

Data on the hard drive is not completely erased by just performing “Delete” or “Format”. If you want to completely delete data from a TeraStation that you are going to donate, give away, or send in for repairs, do the following.

1 In the Web Admin interface, select [System] - [Restore/Erase] - [Erase].

2		Click [Erase].
3	The [Confirm Operation] screen	will appear. Enter the number from the [Confirmation Number] field within 60
seconds, then click [Apply].

4 Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

Notes: This will erase all data on the TeraStation and replace it with zeros. When the process is complete, the TeraStation will be configured as follows:

Hard drives in Normal mode

Shared folders (share 1 - 4 on TS-XL, TS-XEL, and TS-RXL; share 1 and 2 on TS-WXL) on each drive. All settings to factory defaults

Logs: All deleted

Data: All deleted

If you remove a drive and then erase all data on the TeraStation, the LCD display will show the error “HDx Error E22 HDx Can’t Mount” where x is the hard drive you removed. You can still use the TeraStation.

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