Wipe hard drive clean
Whats the best way to wipe the hard drive clean before disposing of an old XP computer before disposal?1 person needs an answerI do too
March 24th, 2010 2:08pm

I've used dban.
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March 24th, 2010 2:27pm

Whats the best way to wipe the hard drive clean before disposing of an old XP computer before disposal? I've used Eraser. Some users reccomend using v5.7 with XP though: http://sourceforge.net/projects/eraser/"We're all in it together, kid." - Harry Tuttle, Heating Engineer
March 24th, 2010 3:11pm

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March 24th, 2010 4:18pm

Jim K of MD, It depends on what you mean by "dispose of". If you mean you want to give the computer to someone else and it needs a hard drive in it one of the programs mentioned above might work. Since I've never used them I don't know how thorough they are. If you mean you are going to take it to a recycling center or throw it away, I would format the hard drive, then physically remove the hard drive and take a hammer to it. I've been told by several tech type people that that's the only way to be sure no data is recoverable.
March 24th, 2010 6:54pm

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