How Do You Delete A Hard Drive History?
Instead of simply getting rid of an old computer when buying a new one, many people choose to sale their old computers on classified sites. Although this can be an effective way to make money, it can also unnecessarily make a person vulnerable to having important, personal information stolen. The best way to make sure that the person buying your old computer is not able to access your personal files is to delete the hard drive history before selling the computer. Delete the Internet history. A person who is using Internet Explorer can do so by clicking on “Internet Options” on the “Tools” menu. Select “Delete all . . .” Different items can be deleted from the history pane here. In the same window, cookies can be deleted. Select “Delete Cookies” and delete any of the items that need to be deleted by using the view files button. Continue by clicking on the “Delete Temporary Files” and “Delete Passwords” sections. Doing this will completely erase the Internet use history. This means that
