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Wiping a PC..

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  • pardal51
    pardal51 Posts: 427 Forumite
    pchelpman wrote:
    The advice in this thread so far, good though it is, mainly talks around low level formatting. To erase a hard drive completely you will need something like this.....

    http://www.linux-kurser.dk/secure_harddisk_eraser.html


    ....it will obliterate all data from recovery even by the experts.
    This is a great prog to erase your HDD...For a complete peace of mind: "remove the HDD plates and melt it"... Then you are sure no one will retrieve anything from it!!!
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