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-squarejohndoesall@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoWhen I donated my last computer to a PC shop they asked me to remove the drive first before they would take it. I could always use the drive after formatting for a backup drive. Presuming you have already moved the old data to your new hard drive.
When I donated my last computer to a PC shop they asked me to remove the drive first before they would take it. I could always use the drive after formatting for a backup drive. Presuming you have already moved the old data to your new hard drive.