How Do You Make A Hard Disk Recovery Proof?
Most of the data you think you delete from your hard drive actually remains on it and can be recovered. Even reformatted hard drives retain a lot of recoverable data. This can be a problem when you want to sell your computer but are afraid that someone will get ahold of your personal information. Fortunately, a variety of software programs will make your hard drive recovery proof by permanently and completely deleting data. Before you use one of these programs, however, you should be absolutely sure you have moved all your important data to another storage device, because you will not be able to get your data back. Choose a program to use to permanently delete all data from your hard drive. The CNET Download site (see Resources) offers a wide variety of options. When selecting the one best suited to your needs, keep in mind that some software is free but some will cost you money. Download the setup file for the software you chose. Click the file when it has downloaded to begin the inst
