2006-11-14 04:03:41 · 3 answers · asked by Barb F 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
You could however use a disk wipe program that would make it next to impossible to get data back.
link:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,22920-order,1-page,1-c,alldownloads/description.html
I think that is the way you would want to go, the charity gets a complete computer and you have a high level of security.
The only sure way to protect your data is to take out the drive.
almost all files after a normal format can be recovered with minimal effort.
2006-11-14 04:17:03 · answer #1 · answered by Ryan E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dowload a program called Dariks Boot and Nuke (available as freeware) copy the prog to a bootable disk and run it. This program overwrites the entire hard drive up to 35 times making data recovery impossible. Even with specialist equiptment.
Just do a search for the program you should get plenty of hits.
2006-11-14 12:21:25 · answer #2 · answered by rmn_tech 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
format the hard drive, or if it is EXTREMELY sensitive information , take the hard drive out
2006-11-14 12:05:19 · answer #3 · answered by ace2go_millenium 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋