Jet Gorgon Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Hi, Tech wizards. I'm giving away an old computer but want to delete all my files and info. Is system restore the best answer? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 give away , with or without an operating system ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 No. Search for a "zero fill" or "low level system format" utility. Here's a free one. http://hddguru.com/content/en/software/2005.10.02-MHDD/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 You need Eraser to wipe the data off the disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Gorgon Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 Thanks kindly for the program tips. That's a fine looking grandchild you have there, Astral! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thohts Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 You need Eraser to wipe the data off the disk. I was just going to recommend Eraser. Formatting doesn't actually do the job. You actually need to overwrite the sectors with new data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 That's a fine looking grandchild you have there, Astral! Thanks. His name is Cha Keow (Green tea, I guess) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Gorgon Posted June 23, 2007 Author Share Posted June 23, 2007 Bless him! Guess he'll be a martial arts expert and a tea master. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endure Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 If you're serious you need to download UBCD (http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/) and use the hard disk tools on there to erase your hd properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 disk ko or smth similar - run it least 3 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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