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how do i wipe my hard drive? - aaronabbott - 26-01-2018
im selling my old laptop and need to wipe the hard drive,how do i do this?
how do i wipe my hard drive? - Bandit - 26-01-2018
Have you still got the recovery disc mate? on mine if i insert the disc i get an option to factory reset and puts it back to how it came out of the box?
how do i wipe my hard drive? - steviewevie - 26-01-2018
You can get tools to securely wipe the hard drive if you want to, i.e. so no-one can have a chance of getting data back from it, even with recovery tools.
Google for "secure disc erase" or similar.
how do i wipe my hard drive? - parthiban - 26-01-2018
I'm not sure you can technically completely wipe a hard drive unless you write over whatever was there, and even then traces are left behind. If there's any sensitive data on it prob best to replace the hard drive, depends how hard you need to hide what's on it.
EDIT: Or what steve said :Fish:
how do i wipe my hard drive? - aaronabbott - 26-01-2018
Bandit Have you still got the recovery disc mate? on mine if i insert the disc i get an option to factory reset and puts it back to how it came out of the box?
nah i lost them a few years ago
how do i wipe my hard drive? - aaronabbott - 26-01-2018
which one shall i use off this site
http://www.snapfiles.com/freeware/security/fwerase.HTML
Dariks Boot and Nuke (DBAN) or Hard Drive Eraser
how do i wipe my hard drive? - Rabster - 26-01-2018
with a damp cloth:Chair::Chair:
aaronabbott im selling my old laptop and need to wipe the hard drive,how do i do this?
how do i wipe my hard drive? - steviewevie - 26-01-2018
From a quick look (I don't know these programs), I would go either with Eraser (not Hard Drive Eraser, that only has 1 review) or DBAN
how do i wipe my hard drive? - Mikey - 26-01-2018
cart + alt + f11 while the computer is just starting up