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________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Dave Wade <000006d3d37cab79-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Sunday, November 3, 2024 4:15 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC - DELETING ALL FILES SOFTWARE FROM A LAPTOP Caution: This email did not originate from George Mason’s mail system. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. On Fri, 1 Nov 2024 17:57:16 +0000, willie bunter <williebun...@yahoo.com> wrote: >Good Day To All, > Can anybody suggest how I can delete all the files, software etc. from an > old laptop before I scrap it? The laptop in question is a DELL VISTA. I > asked the experts at DELL but they couldn't tell me because of a lack of > documentation. >Thanks. >Willie Hi Willie, Assuming it only has normal stuff on it, and its on a real disk, not SSD I would use the free version of Kill Disk https://www.killdisk.com/eraser.html to do a single pass wipe. You can do a bootable CD or USB stick so it wipes everything. It is said that the NSF can recover the data from a disk after a single wipe, but I am sure no individual can, well not at a cost that would make it worth while. Dave Wade ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
