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    Sep 11, 2009, 03:52 PM
    Cleaning hard drive on computer I want to donate or recyle
    I have a computer I want to either donate or recycle but no longer have internet service on it and need to clean the hard drive, therefore can't download a disk wiping program to do that, so what can I do except delete files myself? Understand that doesn't completely get rid of the information? Can I download the program on the computer I use and burn it to a CD or save it to a USB jump drive? Hope someone can help.
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    Sep 11, 2009, 03:55 PM
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    Can I download the program on the computer I use and burn it to a CD or save it to a USB jump drive? Hope someone can help.
    Absolutely. This is a very popular one: Darik's Boot And Nuke | Hard Drive Disk Wipe and Data Clearing
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