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Subject:Re: What about OLD computers?? From:voxwoman <voxwoman -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"Christine Sigman" <c -dot- m -dot- sigman -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:19:06 -0500
Pull the drives out. Other than wiping with a large electromagnet, the data
is recoverable by someone who is really determined.
On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Christine Sigman <c -dot- m -dot- sigman -at- gmail -dot- com>wrote:
> (I hope this is not too off topic.) As so many of you have been kind enough
> to provide advice for acquiring a new laptop, perhaps you can help me with
> the opposite problem -- getting rid of an old one (or two).
>
> My husband and I have a few out-of-date but still functioning computers we
> need to get rid of. I know of several charitable organizations that will
> ensure they get to a good home, but am concerned about lingering data on
> the
> hard drives. Is there any program or technique for definitively scrubbing
> old machines? Any restore disks belonging to these machines are long gone.
>
> We're not trying to outwit a forensic squad from the IRS, I swear -- just
> trying to come up with the equivalent of shredding financial papers before
> putting them in the bin.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Christine S.
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