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| Thread ID: 70496 | 2006-07-05 07:30:00 | Im getting rid of a 98 | rob_on_guitar (4196) | PC World Chat |
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| 468809 | 2006-07-06 10:49:00 | The main reason for shredding a hard drive is to prevent attempts at identity theft. This should not be too much of a risk, but it might be a good idea to blank the drive anyway. There are many tools that can do this. Alternatively, if you don't care about getting $30 for the computer, an axe hitting the HD is just as effective and a lot more fun. but such a waste. Think of the pontential computer enthusists that just want something to play round with because they can't rip into their parents' computer. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 468810 | 2006-07-06 12:28:00 | MTLance, here is a link to a very cool program that allows you to just erase those "whatevers" without a trace off your computer with a right click, just be careful using it, you can erase your recycle bin or any other file and you will not be able to recover it by any normal means (recovery programs) if you are careless: www.heidi.ie Get the New Eraser Version 5.8 (beta) it works fine. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 468811 | 2006-07-06 23:46:00 | I've found a really simple solution here. You can find floppy and CD images at http://dban.sourceforge.net/ Stick one of those in, boot your computer, and all attached hard disks should be shredded automatically. |
TGoddard (7263) | ||
| 468812 | 2006-07-07 07:12:00 | Stick one of those in, boot your computer, and all attached hard disks should be shredded automatically. automatically wipes all attached hard drives with no chance of recovery? programs that don't allow for at least a little human error can be very dangerous |
Greven (91) | ||
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