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  • 21-11-2007 6:05pm
    #1
    power2614
    Closed Accounts Posts: 188 ✭✭


    I am just recieved a new laptop and want to give my old laptop to a friend.

    What should i do to clean the hard drive?


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  • #2
    mathias
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭mathias


    To be safe , completely wipe it and reinstall , otherwise it depends how good a friend he is , there will be sensitive data on there , passwords , credit card numbers and the like .....its up to yourself.
    Me , Id take out the old hard drive altogether , hes getting a laptop for free , he can spring for a hard drive.
    You cant be too careful these days.


  • #3
    SickBoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,534 ✭✭✭SickBoy


    Format it and reload windows and give it to him.
    If he's your friend you should not need to worry about him trying to undelete personal files you once had on it..
    Give it to him with a clean install and he should be happy out!


  • #4
    Hal1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,720 ✭✭✭Hal1


    There is such a utility called bcwipe that will completely erase the disk using low level format methods and better. But as said above let your mate buy a new disk.


  • #5
    buildabong
    Closed Accounts Posts: 107 ✭✭buildabong


    Wouldn't it be easier to just create a new user with admin rights and delete the old user account and the C:\Documents and Settings\old_user folder?


  • #6
    DannyBuoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 598 ✭✭✭DannyBuoy


    buildabong wrote: »
    Wouldn't it be easier to just create a new user with admin rights and delete the old user account and the C:\Documents and Settings\old_user folder?

    Yea it would, but you'd be ignoring all the personal information anywhere else on the drive, some log files or ini files containing info in the windows or program files folders. Def wouldn't recommend this way. What the lads said above, reformat and re-install windows.


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,415 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    you do not know what he will do with the laptop or who he will give it to or who might have access to it or who will steal it or who will hijack the machine over hte interweb,

    windows stores tons of personal details in the registry
    there may be temporary files from every email attachment you've opened
    someone could crack your old passwords - do you use them anywhere else

    the list goes on and on and new places where data has been lurking are found every so often

    http://dban.sourceforge.net/ will remove all traces of everything from the drive, but you will need the windows disk and serial numbers and all drivers to reinstall


  • #8
    power2614
    Closed Accounts Posts: 188 ✭✭power2614


    Thanks folks....


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