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TickTock · **Posted: 12-05-2010 , 07:42 PM** #12

I've been told by a few computer experts that it is virtually impossible to guarantee that everything has been deleted from the hard drive - a lot of people are doing internet banking now and that makes it quite a security risk to hand on a hard drive, doesn't it?

I know there are programs out there, and downloads, etc., that you can use to wipe your stuff off, but it still is no guarantee.........so, who knows what you might leave behind, and you just know of course its not going to be something useless, probably your bank details.

I wish Bill Gates had sorted this out before he retired!!!

	Posted: 12-05-2010 , 07:42 PM #12
TickTock Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: D24 Posts: 525	Life-cycling PCs on JumbleTown I've been told by a few computer experts that it is virtually impossible to guarantee that everything has been deleted from the hard drive - a lot of people are doing internet banking now and that makes it quite a security risk to hand on a hard drive, doesn't it? I know there are programs out there, and downloads, etc., that you can use to wipe your stuff off, but it still is no guarantee.........so, who knows what you might leave behind, and you just know of course its not going to be something useless, probably your bank details. I wish Bill Gates had sorted this out before he retired!!!