I have a few desktop computers at my house that I plan on selling. Are there any steps I should take before selling them, with regard to clearing them of any personal information. Is it as simple as just deleting everything, or is there something more? What other things do people do to a computer to prepare it for being sold?
Related Websites -
![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=2828b16d-db29-408c-b93a-0e8f264fb56c "Reblog this post [with Zemanta]")
Change With Will I will go into how mind magic differs from psionic practice. Psionic practice is entirely personal. A process of self discovery where the forces and symbols of your own mind are uncovered, and utilized more in an artistic way than as a science. Psionics is your own personal vision, and...... -
The Kiplinger BS Is Really Getting To Me This is something I usually tweet about, which I did, but that's usually the end of it. However a follower asked me to further explain why I hate Kiplinger Personal Finance so much. My beef with them goes back to my days in college, when I would read their articles...... -
New Series: The Frugal Five I'm sure that a lot of you have frugal tips or money-saving tips that work for you and are really cool. So, I'm starting up a series ... ... The Frugal Five! Send me a frugal tip, and when I get five of them, I'll post them -- along with...... -
Understanding Credit Repair Software And Its Goal Many of the people that would like to find credit repair software to help them get out of debt quickly do not understand the importance of understanding how the credit repair software works. There are hundreds of types of software programs sold across the nation and each one offers the...... -
Weight Loss Tips and Tricks When it comes to losing weight, you probably know the drill. Burn more calories than you consume, eat healthy, and be healthy and the results will happen. Most diets and weight loss plans do not have much substance which is why dieting in general is far from healthy for you.......
Well, I dunno, but the family geek tells me the only way to get rid of whatever is on your harddrive is to burn it lol. Get the rest of the computer overhauled by somebody who knows what they’re doing, and assessed for its used value based on what kind of computer it is. Then advertise it as a used computer with make, model and age. You might want to ask the person who evaluates it whether he thinks it’s worth buying a new harddrive and adding that to the asking price. Or just sell it as is and let the buyer g et his own.
All your info is stored on the hard drive, and deleted things aren’t really deleted, they are simply marked by windows as info to be overwritten. Thus it is all still on the hard drive. The best thing to do is to wipe the hard drive clean. Darik’s boot and nuke is a good way to do it. It is a free download. You could also just re-install windows and reformat the hard drive, but the Boot and Nuke disc is much more thorough.