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    Cleaning

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Quicklite, Jul 23, 2009.

  1. Quicklite

    Quicklite Notebook Deity

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    I'm selling my laptop and a few HDDs on ebay, are there any tools that can wipe vista user data? I use CCleaner, be great if there are more alternative, just in case one app doesnt properly clean the leftover data.

    Also is there a free app that can erase data off a hard drive, so its unrecoverable?
     
    Quicklite, Jul 23, 2009
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  2. garetjax

    garetjax NBR Freelance Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Yes. DBAN is an excellent utility for exactly this job. You can download the .ISO from the following link below. You'll have to burn the file to a disk as an .ISO image, and configure your system to boot from the optical drive first. Re-boot your machine and DBAN will automatically load.

    Darik's Boot And Nuke

    Keep in mind you're going to want the Darik's Boot and Nuke 2.0.0 version.
     
    garetjax, Jul 23, 2009
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  3. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Acronis TrueImage software is another alternative. You don't need to burn a disc or boot from anything.
     
    Bog, Jul 23, 2009
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