Best way to erase everything on a computer?

[mikeygaga0713]

I ams selling my Laptop but before I do I want to erase EVERYTHING so no one could access any of my files and what I had stored on my computer,what is the bestway to do this?

 

[liquid sword chamber]

re format

 

[lauk4kicks]

I was going to say "take the hd out and smash it to bits" but I guess the new owner would want a hd included.

 

[c o ivi p l e x]

^ lol.

like that one guy said, best bet is to just reformat it with whatever OS you have.

 

[sole lovely]

rewrite the disc with zero's 32 times around then reformat.

 

[minah86]

if you re-format it, it'll be as if you bought it brand new. if you don't know how to do that, try google...or maybe someone else will respond becauseI don't feel like typing and explaining it out.

 

[ph3n0m3n0n]

1) Take out HDD

2) Pick up strong magnet

3) put em together.

or just replace the HDD. Not really many options to erasing EVERYTHING since the computer turns deleted/destroyed files into overwritten memory space.

 

[gottagitdemjs]

^^^ Reformatting is easy. Just put in the recovery disk that came with the computer and restart the CPU. Boot from the disk and follow the steps. There areYoutube videos on how to do this.

 

[mayor of nyc]

Deltree command...google it

 

[cheezybaby]

sorry bro deep down... the gay porn is still gonna be in there

 

[nycknicks105]

^^hes right. Your going to have to get a new HDD so they wont see what you had in there.

If its straight porn, then whats the big deal?

 

[m00dswing7]

 

[limitedretroog]

TEAM LIL WAYNE

 

[jaypesoz]

F a free copy of Vista, I'd pay extra if I could have 40 gigs of porn built in

 

[sharpiepoint]

I am not the girl in my avy. I am a guy. Please stop PM'ing me in an attempt to flirt.

 

[throwedindagame]

Electromagnetic waves........

I suggest sticking your hard drive in a microwave.

Everything will be erased.....everything lmaooo.,

 

[hella handsome]

sell the computer as a PC + Porn bundle.

 

[dynasty raider]

^ Best solution so far.

 

[late registrant]

Originally Posted by hella handsome

sell the computer as a PC + Porn bundle.

 

[coolnificent]

Originally Posted by JayPesoz

F a free copy of Vista, I'd pay extra if I could have 40 gigs of porn built in

i'd cop

 

[gordon gartrelle]

Get a new hard drive and motherboard. Basically get a new computer. There's always information left regardless of how many times you reformat. If someonewanted to go through the intensive process of collecting and restoring that jumbled data, it would be very difficult, but it can be done.

 

[mikeygaga0713]

sorry to all the immature people but it has nothing to do with porn, I have a few documents saved with important account numbers/password etc.

 

[nyk orange and blue]

seriously NT has been getting ridiculous the last few years with all these immature comments

 

[okiedoqui]

Microwave.

 

[sole lovely]

im telling you. have it written over with 0's 32 times through......