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EmmaMay
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Hi, I'd like to donate an old computer, please can someone tell me of a boot disc that I can burn to a disc so I can securly destroy the data on the hard drive before donating the machine.

 

Thanks, Emma :) .

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Hi, I'd like to donate an old computer, please can someone tell me of a boot disc that I can burn to a disc so I can securly destroy the data on the hard drive before donating the machine.

 

Thanks, Emma :) .

Look around online for a program that can flood your hdd with 0's. It's how you erase the data on it.

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Hi, I'd like to donate an old computer, please can someone tell me of a boot disc that I can burn to a disc so I can securly destroy the data on the hard drive before donating the machine.

 

Thanks, Emma :) .

Get a drill and drive holes into the HDD. 

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Get a drill and drive holes into the HDD. 

 

It sounds like the drive needs to be working so it can be re-used ;)

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Ccleaner has builtin tool for that.

 

Simple and easy.

 

Ccleaner -> Tools -> Drive Wiper!

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It sounds like the drive needs to be working so it can be re-used ;)

Oh, i thought he wanted to give the PC only. :P

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | CPU Cooler: Stock AMD Cooler | Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING (WI-FI) | RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL16 | GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Zotac Mini | Case: K280 Case | PSU: Cooler Master B600 Power supply | SSD: 1TB  | HDDs: 1x 250GB & 1x 1TB WD Blue | Monitors: 24" Acer S240HLBID + 24" Samsung  | OS: Win 10 Pro

 

Audio: Behringer Q802USB Xenyx 8 Input Mixer |  U-PHORIA UMC204HD | Behringer XM8500 Dynamic Cardioid Vocal Microphone | Sound Blaster Audigy Fx PCI-E card.

 

Home Lab:  Lenovo ThinkCenter M82 ESXi 6.7 | Lenovo M93 Tiny Exchange 2019 | TP-LINK TL-SG1024D 24-Port Gigabit | Cisco ASA 5506 firewall  | Cisco Catalyst 3750 Gigabit Switch | Cisco 2960C-LL | HP MicroServer G8 NAS | Custom built SCCM Server.

 

 

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Hi, I'd like to donate an old computer, please can someone tell me of a boot disc that I can burn to a disc so I can securly destroy the data on the hard drive before donating the machine.

 

Thanks, Emma :) .

"slow"format it like 7 times with zero's and should be fine

 

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Hi Emma,

 

I really recommend ccleaner :D

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