Im selling my laptop and want to get rid of all the deleted data on the disk which I believe can be restored. How do I do it, with what? and can I do it for free?
2007-07-18 12:26:16 · 7 answers · asked by wuzzbert 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Check the link:
http://www.thefreecountry.com/security/securedelete.shtml
2007-07-18 12:33:37 · answer #1 · answered by colenikol 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can reformat the hard drive. However, the only real way to keep someone from getting to your data is to physically destroy the hard drive.
2007-07-18 12:34:04 · answer #2 · answered by Starla_C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can download free programs , which will delete files from your hard disk and rewrite them with junk data.
2007-07-18 12:33:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The frustrating force is used to hold innovations that desires to be saved whilst the means is off, so unplugging it won't do away with the records on there . The computer will have no documents which could be accessed because of the fact it desires that frustrating force to verify from. you may purchase USB frustrating force cables so for you to use that force on your different computer, possibly for some extra storage.
2016-12-10 16:11:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reformat.
2007-07-18 12:34:42 · answer #5 · answered by cake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are programs you can buy that will totally wipe your hard drive such as wipe drive.
2007-07-18 12:30:16 · answer #6 · answered by cobots 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard drives are relatively inexpensive these days. Burn it and install another one.
2007-07-18 15:32:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋