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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 :) .

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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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

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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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