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Disposing of old PC
Dizzydee
Posts: 113 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
I have a desktop PC that I no longer want. I need advice on how to clear my personal info from it before I get shot of it. Please make it easy for me cos I'm not good at this techie stuff!
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There's a program called DBAN that will wipe all information from the drive.
You need to burn the .iso file to disk, there's a guid on how to do that HERE.
You will need the burning program Imgburn to burn an ISO image to disk.
Once you have the disk, put it into the old computer and restart the pc
Once your at the blue screen, use the command 'quick' and your data will be gone forever
(you can use the command 'prng' if your paranoid but one wipe of quick is enough to render the data 100% irrecoverable) 0 -
Are you going to sell it or dump it? If dumping then just remove the hard drive and smash it to bits.Try saying "I have under-a-pound in my wallet" and listen to people react!0
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Good idea Taffybiker. It's about 5 years old and not working well so I'm not sure if it would be of any use to anyone?
What does the hard drive look like? Will I know what it is when I take PC to bits?0 -
looks like this
http://www.sunnkingretail.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/hard-drive2.jpg
About 6inch long and 4 inch wide usally at the front of your computer on the inside
http://www.pcmechanics.co.uk/images/x%20inside2.gif for tower systems onlySurvey earnings total 2009 £417, 2010 £875, 2011 £5740 -
Thanks davester. I've been hitting your "thanks" button but nothing is happening!0
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I'm not allowed thanks I guess lol
If you want to destroy the hard drive open up the hard drive case and smash the disk platters inside do it in a plastic bag so you not get shards of sharp disk all over the place.Survey earnings total 2009 £417, 2010 £875, 2011 £5740 -
I can see it.Try saying "I have under-a-pound in my wallet" and listen to people react!0
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Read an article recently somewhere that recommended smashing hard drive with a hammer over any other method0
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A hammer will work wonders on the plates. I remember when Harddrive disks were the size of dinner plates, and held 40MBSurvey earnings total 2009 £417, 2010 £875, 2011 £5740
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MUMMYTO2BOYS wrote: »Read an article recently somewhere that recommended smashing hard drive with a hammer over any other method
Yes, it's also fun.
Try saying "I have under-a-pound in my wallet" and listen to people react!0
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