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Asked Apr 5, 2007, 01:23 PM — 5 Answers
I want to wipe my computer clean before I get rid of it! I don't want anyone to be able to pull up any old files! It's one of our business computers and we have personal info on it! Please help!

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Apr 5, 2007, 02:19 PM
Well to wipe it 100% + clean they recommend pulling the hard drive and running it over with a truck- You might want to try this instead -- Savage
Darik's Boot and Nuke (Hard Drive Disk Wipe)
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Apr 5, 2007, 02:19 PM
Hehe thanks!
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Apr 5, 2007, 02:38 PM
Failing that mulitple formats works a treat too.
Doing the opposite to what it is already.

Eg
Starts as NTFS > Format FAT32 > Format NTFS > Format FAT32 > Format and rebuild NTFS.
Could always throw in a Linux format for good luck.

I challenage you to get data off that
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Apr 5, 2007, 03:04 PM
Yep, all the above is good advice.
But if it's a business machine, I would physically destroy the hard-drive to be on the safe side. Just hammer a 6 inch nail through it and that will make it safe.

Hard drives these days are amazingly cheap anyway (£40 for a 250gb drive!)
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Apr 5, 2007, 03:07 PM
Great thanks!
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