PC hardware: Donating hard drives, how do I get rid of all my personal data?
- 11/14/08 3:00 PM
BC Wipe
by AngryTrucker - 11/15/08 2:52 AM In reply to: Donating hard drives, how do I get rid of all my personal data? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
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by Henry Michael Karshis - 11/15/08 6:36 AM In reply to: Donating hard drives, how do I get rid of all my personal data? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
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donating hard drives and getting rid of personal data.
by Fuller42 - 11/15/08 7:34 AM In reply to: Donating hard drives, how do I get rid of all my personal data? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I have donated old computers to schools and friends. They have been all happy to received them. Before I pass them on, I have reformated the hard drives and reinstalled a fresh operating system and fresh programs on it. Hope this helps.
hard drives
by angler2--2008 - 11/15/08 11:53 AM In reply to: Donating hard drives, how do I get rid of all my personal data? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Hi ...I assume you are referring to smaller drives. I build and repair computers,so I end up with many smaller hard drives. Rather than going through with what was mentioned,I hit them with a hammer and sell for scrap. Just another alternative. Although if your hard drives are the 200/300 gig variety,I would gladly accept.
Angler
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by FNEWKIR - 11/15/08 5:57 PM In reply to: Donating hard drives, how do I get rid of all my personal data? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
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Donating HDD....
by emondhk2004 - 11/15/08 7:27 PM In reply to: Donating hard drives, how do I get rid of all my personal data? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Dear Sir,
If you feel problem, just send all of your hard drives to me via post or DHL. I need some HDDs urgently. If possible, please donate your hard drives for me.
D S Emon
W/F-11, West Firojshah Colony
P.O. Firojshah Colony
Post Code. 4207
North Kattali
Chittagong
Bangladesh
November 16, 2008
Thank You To All Of You
by The Queen B - 11/16/08 5:03 PM In reply to: Donating hard drives, how do I get rid of all my personal data? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Wow, I never expected so many options and so many responses! I cannot thank everyone enough! I am still reading the responses and take in all this great information, then when I finish absorbing it all...well, I'm going to have to make some decisions! At least now when I donate the drives I'll feel secure that my personal info is gone, and it will be great to know that others can use them instead of them being heaped into some landfill! Thanks again everybody!!!
fromatting
by sanjanna - 11/17/08 9:21 PM In reply to: Donating hard drives, how do I get rid of all my personal data? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
hi,
If your hard drive is SEGATE companys then he will provide disk manger CD by which u can format hard drives.so again u can use as fresh hard drives
Donating Hard Drives
by pebbles35 - 11/18/08 9:14 AM In reply to: Donating hard drives, how do I get rid of all my personal data? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Where can you donate your hard drives?
WIPE A DRIVE CLEAN
by STEVERI - 11/18/08 1:52 PM In reply to: Donating hard drives, how do I get rid of all my personal data? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I think I would plug the drive into my computer using cable select as a master, unplug any other drives, then insert the windows cdrom, set computer to boot from the Windows cdrom, then when Windows asks me what to do, select quick reformat the drive, takes a couple of minutes. The same thing I usually do if I reinstall Windows on a new hard drive, I have a 1982 computer I keep alive by installing a new C: drive every year or 2.
Data Erasure
by crusa27 - 11/19/08 5:35 PM In reply to: Donating hard drives, how do I get rid of all my personal data? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
One way to erase these disks is with a Dept. of Defense Spec 3 Equivalent software package. Simple applications you can download for free are not sufficient. Eban and Blancco are two companies that offer sufficient packages. In addition to erasing the hard drives, make sure you check for any floppys or CD's that might have been left in the systems. If you need any further information on this you can email me at Brian@ComputerRecyclingUSA.com and I can put you in touch with the person at our company that actually performs these activities.
Best of luck,
Brian Lovett
Partner
Computer Recycling USA
www.ComputerRecyclingUSA.com
free software to totaly wipe clean your hard drive.
by maxtek73 - 11/23/08 7:03 PM In reply to: Donating hard drives, how do I get rid of all my personal data? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
go here and download this utility, this will completely erase your hard drive. maxtek73@yahoo.com...
http://www.killdisk.com/
donating Hard drives?
by YeYe55 - 11/24/08 7:05 AM In reply to: Donating hard drives, how do I get rid of all my personal data? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Donating Hard Drives???? hmmmmm
The best way to donate a hard drive(s) is by simply getting a copy of killDisk. What killdisk does is it erases the hard drive completely where it would be totally impossible for anyone to access it.
If you don't trust no one, I strongly recommend or suggest, destroying it altogether.
Different way
by ArnobGupta - 12/20/08 12:40 AM In reply to: Donating hard drives, how do I get rid of all my personal data? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
1) Format
2) Load the most boring movie you can find onto it several times until it gets filled.
3) Repeat
Destroy it!
by martinintenerife - 1/10/09 2:44 AM In reply to: Donating hard drives, how do I get rid of all my personal data? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
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