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Old 23rd November 2003   #1
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I just recently purchased a new computer. I plan on donating the
older computer running Win98SE to chairity.

Will running FDISK and reformatting the drive erase all the infor-
mation on the disk? Or will I have to do something more?


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Angry That is usually enough unless there was personal or sensitive data on it.
You could try Dban (free).

or PGP Wipe (sorry didn't hunt down a link)

Or KillDisk (free and commercial?)


The truely paranoid should read this articile. It will open your eyes a bit about how far one might need to go to protect a secret.
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A couple of TechTV articles:
Preparing Your Computer for Donation
Recycle Your Old Computer

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