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3 years ago

I want to discard my old computer and want to securely erase the data from my hard drive what is the process called.

Computers and Technology

2 answers:

laiz [17]3 years ago

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I believe the process is called High Level Format.

maw [93]3 years ago

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The process of securely erasing data from a computer hard drive is called wiping.

When you delete something from a computer, you don't "delete" it. You're just telling the computer to substitute a blank item in for the item you want to delete. With some fiddling, computer experts can retrieve the overwritten item from the computer, although it is so-called "deleted".

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