Hello all
Can anybody help ?
A friend has an old computer to dispose of and he wants to wipe the hard disc securely beforegetting rid of of it . He does not want to buy any software as he will only use it only once
Can anybody recommend a free software to download to do the job
Many thanks
Jim
PS: I would like to start a new "Security" thread as it may be of interest to others
what's he doing withe the old machine is he dumping it, taking it to a PC recyclers or giving it to Friends?
you can get software to wipe the hard drive but one of the best ways to stop anyone getting info of the drive break it up.
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Hello Brain Damage
Thank you for your reply ( I hope iI have posted it in the right place) .
My friend wants to donate the computer to a charity and would prefer not to destroy the HD .
do they know what Charity will be having the machine as they may want the operating system installed and if no sensitive data has been on the machine just formatting the drive and reinstalling the O/S will do
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