 | Junior Member with 1 posts. | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Experience: Beginner | | Reformatting Hard drives I wish to give my old computer away but wish to ensure that none of the information on hard drive can be accessed. Can you tell me how do do this . I can not find any boot disk either. | | Moderator with 36,830 posts. | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vermont | | | | | Senior Member with 258 posts. | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Experience: Intermediate | | Ya formating would be ur best bet, although people would still be able to access the information if they know what there doing with a computer.
nothings really ever permantly deleted | | Moderator with 96,701 posts. | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South Eastern PA, USA Experience: Advanced age & experience | | Sorry ICONIC, but you don't know what you're talking about. Since most of these programs do a DOD certified erase, I think the data is sufficiently "gone" to confound anyone but a three letter government agency. | | Moderator with 36,830 posts. | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vermont | | I even suspect some three letter agencies promulgate myths to discourage people from trying. That way, they get the data intact  . | | Moderator with 96,701 posts. | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South Eastern PA, USA Experience: Advanced age & experience | | I think you're right, but I chose to err on the conservative side. | | Senior Member with 258 posts. | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Experience: Intermediate | | i didn't say anything about thirdparty programs, | | Senior Member with 451 posts. | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Experience: Intermediate | | exactly!!! read before you flame somebody you fool!!!
iconic was talking about format...not a 3rd party app!!!
and he is right!!!
guys like you ruin great sites like this!!!
vamos | | Former Administrator with 104,744 posts. | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Experience: Advanced | | And calling someone a fool ISN'T FLAMING?
I'd suggest that you cool it PK | | Senior Member with 249 posts. | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Experience: Intermediate |
14-Nov-2007, 10:15 AM
#10 | Elvandil, I too have an old computer that's about one step up from an etcha sketch and would like the hdd info wiped clean. There are lots of choices here to wipe out old hdd info. Which one/s do you suggest to use ? Also to wipe out hdd info on your old computer, would burn these program/s on a cd/dvd to run in your old comp.? How would you do it?
Thanks
Darik's Boot and Nuke
Eraser
Terabyte CopyWipe (copy or wipe a drive)
Active@ Killdisk (Free version makes only one pass)
No File Recovery | | Moderator with 36,830 posts. | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vermont |
14-Nov-2007, 11:32 AM
#11 | Quote: |
Originally Posted by ICONIC i didn't say anything about thirdparty programs, | You are the only one that said anything at all about thrid-party programs. What are you referring to?
Darik's will wipe the drive clean enough for government work  . | | Senior Member with 258 posts. | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Experience: Intermediate |
14-Nov-2007, 11:37 AM
#12 | Quote: |
Originally Posted by JohnWill Sorry ICONIC, but you don't know what you're talking about. Since most of these programs do a DOD certified erase, I think the data is sufficiently "gone" to confound anyone but a three letter government agency. | what are you on, this guy said i was wrong when i wasn't and he started talking about THIRD PARTY PROGRAMS, which i never referred to. | | Moderator with 36,830 posts. | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vermont |
14-Nov-2007, 11:46 AM
#13 | Where do you see that? I think you are hallucinating. | | Senior Member with 258 posts. | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Experience: Intermediate |
14-Nov-2007, 11:49 AM
#14 | 4th post on this form, stop smoking crack | | Moderator with 36,830 posts. | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vermont |
14-Nov-2007, 11:58 AM
#15 | Don't see it. Can the quote the place? |  THIS THREAD HAS EXPIRED.
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