Regular formatting is not enough if you really are (which you should be)
concerned about this.
There is freeware software that actually goes back and writes over the data.
Or do a low-level format (which most people don't know how to do anymore
these days).
Keith A. Bay
Hartland, WI
'73 GT6 MkIII #KF20729U
NASS - North American Spitfire (& GT6) Squadron, #92
VTOW - Vintage Triumphs of Wisconsin, Membership Committee
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of JMcmahon@ictgroup.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 12:55 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Home for old computer parts? (not LBC)
I am working an hour or so every day cleaning out my dungeon of a basement.
I am now down to my piles of (sadly) worthless old PC parts. What a poor way
to spend one's money.
Don't forget to clean off your hard drive before you recycle those
computers. I read that someone went dumpster diving for old PC's, took the
hard drives out and found that few people deleted their data including
sensitive data such as credit card numbers and billing info. Don't give
identity thieves a chance to do their dirty work -- format your hard drive
before you let it go.
Jack
59 TR3
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