2007-02-24 11:15:53 · 17 answers · asked by montgomery2 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Most of the previous answers are bogus.
Use a disk-wiping utility like Active Killdisk to erase all data on the drive: http://www.killdisk.com/
Then reformat the dirve and reinstall the operating system from the CD that came with the system, if available.
Merely reformatting a drive or partition leaves all of the data on the drive where it can be recovered by unerase utilities. Killdisk and similar wiping programs overwrite all data sectors with random or meaningless data.
2007-02-24 11:32:45 · answer #1 · answered by cmor5859 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a system restore doesnt necessarily mean clearing memory your documents are still dere including the personal ones only in a different folder, best u can do is either format the drive or manually delete everything from your computer
ie wen u format the drive that includes reinstalling the OS and other core programs
2007-02-24 11:19:46 · answer #2 · answered by juliandbn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean clear what's on the hard disk you could format it and reinstall windows but if you have sensitive data on your computer the only sure way is to fit another hard disk because an expert can recover most all the deleted data from a hard drive even after a format.
2007-02-24 11:21:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Memory is volatile so it is cleared everytime you turn off your computer. If you're talking about storage, then just do what everyone says and reformat it.
2007-02-24 16:17:21 · answer #4 · answered by ih8u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't clear memory, If you do, You'll never have another problem with your PC. So what you want to do is re-format
2007-02-24 13:16:05 · answer #5 · answered by kenneth p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your concern about the information on your laptop, you need to format your HARD DRIVE and install the OS again.
2007-02-24 11:19:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i might propose removing the perplexing force only before merchandising the pc in case you prefer to maintain your records private. all your consumer records would be saved on the perplexing force as that's the only 'everlasting memory'. The RAM is barely short-term and used while the pc is on.
2016-11-25 21:26:55 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have the original software that came with the laptop, reload it and it will wipe out everything.
2007-02-24 11:20:12 · answer #8 · answered by Dan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a mac, go to disk utility in the utilities folder and tell it to erase your hard drive.
2007-02-24 14:24:00 · answer #9 · answered by Mazes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to bring your computer to were you bought it. They will take out the memory. It costs money.
2007-02-24 11:20:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋