I am selling my laptop..so i need to save info such word documents, my
pics, my documents, ...then i want to erase it all from the laptop so
peoople dont have my personal info..thanks..i am open to tips too.
thanks again

saving your files to
a different medium should
not be to great of a task.

you can transfer to disk
or via pc to pc link
or email them to yourself
or upload them to a document / file
repository like hotmail or yahoo
or msn group. I think hotmail gives
you a 1gig inbox.

you can find disk wiping utilities
by googling. however, there are
a couple of free ones available
at http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_...t&words=wiping


<pam.aros******.com> wrote in message news:1177119986.754458.273400@e65g2000hsc.googlegr oups.com...
I am selling my laptop..so i need to save info such word documents, my
pics, my documents, ...then i want to erase it all from the laptop so
peoople dont have my personal info..thanks..i am open to tips too.
thanks again

Do you still have your recovery discs or Windows disc? Like db says, there
are lots of ways to copy your files, but once you've copied them, the surest
way to delete them is to reformat the hard drive. In the past, I've deleted
all data files using a utility like System Mechanic's Incinerator and then
re-installed Windows. I've even gone as far as to start a fresh install a
second time, and then remove the Windows disc half way through the install
(or turn off the pc half way through the re-format process with older OS)

"pam.aros******.com" wrote:

> I am selling my laptop..so i need to save info such word documents, my
> pics, my documents, ...then i want to erase it all from the laptop so
> peoople dont have my personal info..thanks..i am open to tips too.
> thanks again
>
>

Hello,

If your backup data is very large, I suggest putting into an external hard
disk (1st choice in reliability) or CD-R/DVD-R (2nd choice).

After backing up your data, use Eraser - ( http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/ ) -
to do secure deletion of deleted files and clear free space.

If formatting, ensure you are doing a low level formatting (i.e. not quick
format) using KillDisk (free)
http://www.killdisk.com/

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"db" <databaseben.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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saving your files to
a different medium should
not be to great of a task.

you can transfer to disk
or via pc to pc link
or email them to yourself
or upload them to a document / file
repository like hotmail or yahoo
or msn group. I think hotmail gives
you a 1gig inbox.

you can find disk wiping utilities
by googling. however, there are
a couple of free ones available
at http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_...t&words=wiping


<pam.aros******.com> wrote in message
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I am selling my laptop..so i need to save info such word documents, my
pics, my documents, ...then i want to erase it all from the laptop so
peoople dont have my personal info..thanks..i am open to tips too.
thanks again

<pam.aros******.com> wrote in message
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>I am selling my laptop..so i need to save info such word documents, my
> pics, my documents, ...then i want to erase it all from the laptop so
> peoople dont have my personal info..thanks..i am open to tips too.
> thanks again
>

A good disk wiping utility
http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...ease_id=439240

You might want to read these articles also.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,11...1/article.html
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,11...1/article.html


Mark

SingaporeWebDesign wrote:
> Hello,
>
> If your backup data is very large, I suggest putting into an external
> hard disk (1st choice in reliability) or CD-R/DVD-R (2nd choice).
>
> After backing up your data, use Eraser - (
> http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/ ) - to do secure deletion of deleted
> files and clear free space.
> If formatting, ensure you are doing a low level formatting (i.e. not
> quick format) using KillDisk (free)
> http://www.killdisk.com/

YOu can not do a "low level" format of today's hard drives. That has been
gone for a number of years.

pam.aros******.com wrote:
> I am selling my laptop..so i need to save info such word documents, my
> pics, my documents, ...then i want to erase it all from the laptop so
> peoople dont have my personal info..thanks..i am open to tips too.
> thanks again

Since you're selling it, get all your data backed up to CD, DVD, external
drive, whatever method you have available.

To trash the entire drive of being recovered, the wiper utilities some have
mentioned work well but often require the os still be installed to do so.
It would be worth running though over any sensitive data that you have on
the drive; accounts, bank info, any personal info.

You could go to bootdisk.com or some such place and prepare a DOS boot disk
or whatever is to your liking, and use it for format the hard drive a couple
of times. You just boot from the floppy or CD, and type Format c:\ and let
'er run. A DOS format will pretty well make everything unretrievable for
good on the disk.

HTH
Pop`

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>I am selling my laptop..so i need to save info such word documents, my
> pics, my documents, ...then i want to erase it all from the laptop so
> peoople dont have my personal info..thanks..i am open to tips too.
> thanks again
>



After you've saved the desired data files to removable media of your
choice, to protect your personal information and data from any future users
of average skills, you should, at the very least, format the hard drive. If
you wish to do a more thorough job of protecting your personal data,
WipeDrive (http://www.whitecanyon.com/wipedrive...hard-drive.php) meets
U.S. DoD standards for securely cleaning surplus unclassified hard drives,
and could be used before formatting and reinstalling the OS and
applications.


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Hello,

But its not free..

Running Killdisk 2 times (or more, tho its just zeros) is sufficient unless
the buyer is going to send the drive to a recovery centre.

The standard recovery software programs will fail just after one pass of
Killdisk since there are no 'traces' left after Killdisk wipes the disk.

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> <pam.aros******.com> wrote in message
> news:1177119986.754458.273400@e65g2000hsc.googlegr oups.com...
>>I am selling my laptop..so i need to save info such word documents, my
>> pics, my documents, ...then i want to erase it all from the laptop so
>> peoople dont have my personal info..thanks..i am open to tips too.
>> thanks again
>>
>
>
>
> After you've saved the desired data files to removable media of your
> choice, to protect your personal information and data from any future
> users of average skills, you should, at the very least, format the hard
> drive. If you wish to do a more thorough job of protecting your personal
> data, WipeDrive
> (http://www.whitecanyon.com/wipedrive...hard-drive.php) meets U.S. DoD
> standards for securely cleaning surplus unclassified hard drives, and
> could be used before formatting and reinstalling the OS and applications.
>
>
> --
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
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>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand
> Russell

<pam.aros******.com> wrote
>I am selling my laptop..so i need to save info such word documents, my
> pics, my documents, ...then i want to erase it all from the laptop so
> peoople dont have my personal info..thanks..i am open to tips too.

If you're really paranoid backup whatever data you need, then replace the
drive with a new one, and physically destroy the old drive or save it as
secondary storage.

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