I need to clean all my personal inhttp://www.recoverdataafterformat.com" alt="Recover Data After Format" target="_blank">formation off of my old computer because I'm going to sell it. How can I make sure none of my personal inhttp://www.recoverdataafterformat.com" alt="Recover Data After Format" target="_blank">formation is left on my old PC?
M.D.
[question posted by margedelmar]
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why dont format your harddisk before sell? [justinhk2107]
yes you can do this too. [rajivkumar900]
If your computer won't format put windows disk in and format with that. make sure you take it out before it reloads tho [coral999]
A Windows format will not entirely wipe out the data on the hard drive. Anyone with the proper tools can retrieve some or all of the data. You need to gat a formatter from the hard drive manufacturer and do a low level format. [vernorlik]
There is a program available called Darik's Boot & Nuke, that will repeatedly write over the contents of your hard drive with random data, making it impossible to recover the actual data. I would recommend downloading this program, as I've used it several times in the past to wipe machines to comply with HIPAA requirements. [crazynate]
Frist all the personal informatin can be put on cd disk and then once you get the new one you can transfer it to it or you have it on cd when you need it..If you are not able to do that there are websites that have free storage space to so call park that infomation till you need it... With the old computer I would reformat the hard drive frist clean out all the information by deleting all of it thou the remove program that you can then reformat the hard drive and that should take care of it... good luck ... [rherdey]
Fine .. formatting the hdd wont help.. so you need to do a low level format to get entire data wiped.Low level format writes 0 to every sector of your harddisk but this procedure takes hours.. You can try softwares mentioned above [cyrux004]
Theres a program called kill disc search for it on google it's free and does exactly wot it sez on the tin. I've just found a link for it http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/downloads/index.cfm?categoryID=1503&itemID=22920 sorry it's so long hope that helps anyhow [stevej90]
opps that didn't copy it all try this I tiny urled it. http://tinyurl.co.uk/u7de [stevej90]
MAKE A COPY OF THE HARD DISK..........SO SIMPLE [somesh1984]
Attach Old HArd disk with New one And transfer your all data then Format old one and sell your pc :) I hope this will solve your problem Give me Best Response please :'( [kutchi]
use dvd burner or a lan card if u got one [sukurocks]
i make a image of the hard disk where i can store all data which is important for me [praveenkumar06]
by copying data from hard disk to the new computers hard disk. [dipinlmc]
you just use the hard disk used by you, and give hime a new hard disk or just ask hiimself to buy for himself. [busybee]
just copy it into external hard disk and copy it into other computer.. or just burn dvd and copy it [Sweety76]
U copy it in a CD. Then You delete everyth, from old compu. Very simple! [ushavaishnav]
after format also some people can get back the data.. better not to give the hard disk and charge some more to give him a new hard disk :) ... or format via a shredder where it would be in a program named as TuneUp Utilities 2006 [flashpixel]
step one back up your data to cd/dvd or transfer to new computer hardisk step two formating your old computer hardisk ..make sure all data is del and clean last step is make your old computer to be cash [redrose12]
Back up all your files to cd/dvd or even better to another internal hard drive or external one. After you got all your files backed up, you can format your drive in dos mode. Or delete the partition of your drive, after partition has been delete, everything will be gone. [xdivisionx]
U just try to make image of ur old data, make same partitions to the new hard disk, and copy pate data from some software like true image, norton ghost etc, partition magic also i think is good, but if ur hard disk will be the same, then no prob plugin ur hard disk, make sure to back up all necessary data from c drive and install windows in C drive by formatting it [usman400]
u can do this by inserting ur old hard diskin the new pc and make it to accept as a slave and then u can transfer all ur datas to the new hard disk!!!! u hav to approach a technician if ur not familiar with these actions!!!!!!!!!! [gowthamteen17]
Try to format it or bye new one and transfer the content to new one. [theredlion_17]