Selling Series 7 Gamer, how to erase files completely?

Hi there!

I'm sorry if I'm in the wrong place to ask on this issue. I hope you can help me. I want to sell my Samsung Series 7 Gamer (NP700G7C-S01UK) but I do not want anyone who buys it to recover my files from the hard drive. So far, I have been able to hard format the 2nd (D hard drive using Windows' Disk Management. However when it comes to the 1st drive, things get complicated. When I investigate the partitions using the Disk Management software, I see that there are 3 partitions: 1. System (100 MB NTFS), 2. C: (675.03 GB NTFS), 3. 23.50 GB (Recovery Partition).

Well, my intention is to keep the device's originality, so before selling it (and of course after making sure that no one will ever be able to recover my files) I'll run the Recovery Solution 5 and clean install Windows 7 so the person who buys it will get a device pretty much like brand-new. I'm afraid to lose the recovery partition etc by using DBAN, or software like that, because I assume it erases the whole drive irregardless of the partitions. Is there a way to completely erase ONLY the partition C: on this drive?

Thanks

 

CCleaner includes a tool called Drive Wiper in which the user selects the partitions to be wiped. There are two options: Free space only and entire drive.

I would suggest that you wipe the free space on the drive after deleting your user files and programs (but not Windows). You then reload C: from the factory image and, if ultra-cautious, wipe the free space again. You could then reload the factory image again before sending off the computer so the recipient can go through the Windows startup configuration.

John

 

if you can create the original drive over to the pare drive in the system already you could then wipe the original drive entirely and safely. The added advantage is you can keep the original drive safe until you are 100% happy with the new boot drive.

 

Thanks for the replies! But I have one more question;

I bought Windows 8 Pro with the help of "Windows Upgrade Offer" (if you remember) last year. I have the product code for it. I was thinking, in order to get more attention from the buyers, can I give this product code away with the device? Firstly, is it legal to do it? Secondly, as far as I know this code will not work with any other device but only this laptop. Is it in any way connected to my credentials-windows account? I mean can anyone reach my account-details if they have the product code that I bought? Excuse my English by the way I hope you understood what I mean.