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Thread Number: 92075
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
Hey guys if you sell your laptop make sure you overwrite the hardrive and more |
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| Post# 1166257 12/11/2022 at 10:45 (498 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains ) | ||
 I bought a Laptop off of Ebay it was only 18 months old and for a great price. I wanted a larger hard-drive and when I got in there I found everything about these folks I bought it from. Credit Card Numbers,Social security,Checking accounts , porn sites, and somebody is watching gay sex. I was floored and I called the lady and told her about what I found.( No I did not mention the gay porn sense they were a young couple I didn't want to out her husband if its him) She was balling I felt so bad for her I promised her that I was not that type I would never dream of doing that. I told her that deleting files don't erase date it just allows it to be overwritten at another date. I gave her the info on how to do it securely yes its a pain and takes a while but its better than having your life upended. Don't do a quick format I format the drive and then have it overwritten 7 times with bullshit data. Remember that SSD drives are different than mechanical drives and if your selling a laptop . I would take out the hard drive and smash it and replace it with a new one and sell it as no OS installed. I have been able to recover files that have been through the wringer and overwritten. That is the only fool proof way . I am just to nervous about throwing away a hard-rive... | ||
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Post# 1166306 , Reply# 1 12/11/2022 at 15:42 (498 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1166310 , Reply# 2 12/11/2022 at 15:48 (498 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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| Post# 1166329 , Reply# 3 12/11/2022 at 17:11 (498 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 1166378 , Reply# 4 12/12/2022 at 02:58 (498 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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Always keep your hard drives. Also, remove the battery and put it in a separate bag to be re-installed later, from the board to reset it and delete things.
If you're selling the computer, sell it "working with hard drive removed" or re-install a new hd, or even a used one that isn't yours. They are so cheap these days. You can reinstall an operating system but don't have to connect to the internet to validate it. This way you can show that it does work and the customer can start fresh. If you don't want the hard drive, take a hammer outside and smash it on the pavement. Wear safety glasses. Throw the piece out. | ||
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Post# 1166396 , Reply# 5 12/12/2022 at 09:49 (498 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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