namoohooy@alien.topB to Tech SupportEnglish · 2 years agoWhat’s the best way to erase a hard drive before getting rid of it?message-squaremessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat’s the best way to erase a hard drive before getting rid of it?namoohooy@alien.topB to Tech SupportEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square50linkfedilinkfile-text
I have some old pcs that I’m going to donate. What’s the safest way to erase the hard drives so none of my data is on there?
minus-squarerealmegabittech@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThe only way to 100% ensure no one will ever see what’s on the drive is to remove it from the pc before donating it. Once the drive is out you can do what want with it.
The only way to 100% ensure no one will ever see what’s on the drive is to remove it from the pc before donating it.
Once the drive is out you can do what want with it.