If you’re getting rid of your old computer, chances are there’s sensitive data on it. Make sure it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands.
If you’re getting rid of your old computer there are some things you should know about it.
Chances are there’s sensitive data on it. If you’re like me, that PC’s hard drive contains a compilation of your personal and business life. If the wrong people were to grab it, they could hurt you and your business very seriously.
Is the Data Really Gone?
Here’s the problem: An index of files is maintained for the hard drive, telling it where things are stored. When you install a file, especially a big one, it is scattered around the hard drive in bits and pieces. On your command to open the file, the hard drive checks the index, then gathers the pieces and reconstructs them.
When that file is deleted, the links between the index and the file disappear. That tells your system that the file is no longer needed and that hard drive space can be overwritten. But the deleted file remains on your computer. Only when it is overwritten do you begin to be safe. Even then, a...
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