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Wiping PC clean
baby-mechanic
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And not with a dishcloth !! :j
I've reasonable PC skills and knowledge, but would like to know if I use the suggested methods on these forums to wipe my hard drive, will it wipe everything, including the OS ??
Many thanks all !
I've reasonable PC skills and knowledge, but would like to know if I use the suggested methods on these forums to wipe my hard drive, will it wipe everything, including the OS ??
Many thanks all !
Baby-Mechanic
The only reason I keep smiling is so that people wonder what I've been up to !!
The only reason I keep smiling is so that people wonder what I've been up to !!
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depends what methods
if you're booting from a disc to do it, your os will probably go, which isn't necessary if the machine could be reused!!
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KillDisk
CCleaner
DBAN
Eraser
Disk WipeBaby-Mechanic
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that's 5 methods, ccleaner and eraser will leave windows!!
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Just what I wanted to hear ....Baby-Mechanic
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what do you want to do though!!
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Get it ready to sell on ....Baby-Mechanic
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Is there any reason you can't reinstall the OS? If you can reinstall the OS, then do a full format of the harddrive before reinstalling.
Simply deleting files and erasing the unused space is just asking for trouble. Windows and many programs leave all sorts of traces.0 -
DBAN booted off a cd or usb flash drive is all you need. If using a usb flash drive remove the drive before you start the actual wipe or the contents of the flash drive will be nuked also0
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