# If I format or erase my hard drive will it remove a virus?

A computer infected with a virus can be hard reset to circumvent this issue. Formatting or erasing the hard disk drive and starting again, 9 out of 10 times, will remove any type of virus. However, THIS WILL ERASE YOUR DATA, there are other more difficult methods, with higher data recovery success rates that can only be performed by a skilled and qualified technician.

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