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How to dispose of a computer
Posted on 1/21/14 at 3:51 pm
Posted on 1/21/14 at 3:51 pm
My wife has an old computer and she doesn't want to just throw the computer away, worried about people getting her personal information I guess. Is this a real concern or should I just throw it in a dumpster?
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Posted on 1/21/14 at 3:52 pm to Jack Daniel
Recreate the scene from Office Space
Posted on 1/21/14 at 3:52 pm to Jack Daniel
How do I dispose of old big box TVs?
Posted on 1/21/14 at 3:52 pm to Jack Daniel
Pull the hard drive out. Also they have a recycling day a few times a year. Bring it to them.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 3:52 pm to Jack Daniel
Use a magnet to erase the drive and that toss it in the trash
Posted on 1/21/14 at 3:52 pm to Jack Daniel
remove hard drive and throw the rest in the trash can
This post was edited on 1/21/14 at 3:53 pm
Posted on 1/21/14 at 3:53 pm to Jack Daniel
two options. dispose of computer and keep hardrive or use a a secure "wiping" application to wipe the drive clean. but really just formatting C: would probably be enough
Posted on 1/21/14 at 3:54 pm to Jack Daniel
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worried about people getting her personal information
Take the HD out..Smash it...Throw everything into dumpster...
Posted on 1/21/14 at 3:54 pm to deNYEd
quote:
but really just formatting C: would probably be enough
Posted on 1/21/14 at 3:56 pm to Jack Daniel
Erase the hard drive then remove and destroy it. You can junk the rest.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 3:56 pm to Jack Daniel
Super magnet. I learned that at a free CLE.
This post was edited on 1/21/14 at 3:57 pm
Posted on 1/21/14 at 4:00 pm to Jack Daniel
I just wanted to make this bigger for everyone to enjoy
Posted on 1/21/14 at 4:01 pm to arseinclarse
I shoot mine with High powered rifle. End of story .
Posted on 1/21/14 at 4:01 pm to GrammarKnotsi
and why would that be funny? you can hand a regular formatted hard drive to 99% of the population and they wouldn't know first thing to do. Hence, why i said "probably"
Posted on 1/21/14 at 4:02 pm to Jack Daniel
Posted on 1/21/14 at 4:04 pm to tgrbaitn08
Judge to da face.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 4:06 pm to tgrbaitn08
Nice huh?
Posted on 1/21/14 at 4:07 pm to deNYEd
quote:
just formatting C: would probably be enough
Um, no. Just no. Recovered with no effort at all.
On the other hand, wiping the drive with something like this free utility will get the job done.
quote:
you can hand a regular formatted hard drive to 99% of the population and they wouldn't know first thing to do.
Not really. Google 'recover formatted drive' gives you all you ever needed to know. No computer forensics or advanced knowledge required at all.
This post was edited on 1/21/14 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 1/21/14 at 4:07 pm to Jack Daniel
Very Nice!
However the chick in your sig pic has a flat arse and a gut
However the chick in your sig pic has a flat arse and a gut
Posted on 1/21/14 at 4:08 pm to Jack Daniel
Tannerite
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