Removing data off a computer

[Freo Shark]

Hoping theres some simple solutions here.

We have a faulty laptop that has some confidential financial files on it that needs to be returned to the retailer.

Is there a easy foolproof way of safely removing the data permanently so its unrecoverable?

Cheers?

 

[Ripper]

Download Hiren's boot CD . You can turn it into a bootable USB if you wish, if fact it is better to do so and run malware bytes on the stick.

Use one of the disk wiping utilities.

Got me out of trouble heaps of times.

 

[PantaloonRazorblade]

 

[Sanders]

"Financial" files

 

[Tazmania]

Get a really strong magnet and run it over the hard drive. That'll do it if you cant turn it on.

 

[Nickos66]

Get a really strong magnet and run it over the hard drive. That'll do it if you cant turn it on.

Delete system32.

But seriously, I have no idea. I just hope to never find myself in this situation.

 

[Arcassius]

Download Hiren's boot CD . You can turn it into a bootable USB if you wish, if fact it is better to do so and run malware bytes on the stick.

Use one of the disk wiping utilities.

Got me out of trouble heaps of times.

Seconded.

 

[jedi mind tricks]

Seconded.

Yo Arc I have to hand in my lap top for work and wanted to know how to wipe my web memory off it. The amount of banking and passwords etc. What would you recommend?

Cheers bro

 

[Belnakor]

Get a really strong magnet and run it over the hard drive. That'll do it if you cant turn it on.

don't take this advice.

writing over stuff 30x is the best way to do it - the magnet approach won't work 100%. Depends who you think might be going through your files though i guess

The other way is to put a drill through the HDD and various other more direct solutions

 

[Arcassius]

Yo Arc I have to hand in my lap top for work and wanted to know how to wipe my web memory off it. The amount of banking and passwords etc. What would you recommend?

Cheers bro

If you have administrator rights on the laptop you can go as far as formatting it to wipe everything off it, but it probably isn't necessary.

If it is just the web history you're looking at - then go into the browser and clear the cache (and make sure you select the setting to clear all saved passwords and form data).

If you have multiple browsers, do it for each one.

 

[jedi mind tricks]

If you have administrator rights on the laptop you can go as far as formatting it to wipe everything off it, but it probably isn't necessary.

If it is just the web history you're looking at - then go into the browser and clear the cache (and make sure you select the setting to clear all saved passwords and form data).

If you have multiple browsers, do it for each one.

Legend, thanks mate.

 

[Wigarus]

Yo Arc I have to hand in my lap top for work and wanted to know how to wipe my web memory off it. The amount of banking and passwords etc. What would you recommend?

Cheers bro

Yeah, passwords and stuff.

 

[jedi mind tricks]

Yeah, passwords and stuff.

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