Hey everyone, the title pretty much says it all.
I'm about to sell one of my computers (including the hard-drives with it) and since it's to a person that I don't really know personally, I wanted to make sure that I didn't have any important files lying dormant on my HDD. I've got tons of old family pictures, and more importantly, credit card information and such that I really don't want to pass along to someone else.
So basically, is there a free program or method for permanently deleting files to where it would be impossible to recover them (ie with a recovery program and the like)? I'd really like to do this, but I'd rather not shell out 30+ bucks for a program I'll probably only use once.
Thanks in advance for any advice :smile:.
I'm about to sell one of my computers (including the hard-drives with it) and since it's to a person that I don't really know personally, I wanted to make sure that I didn't have any important files lying dormant on my HDD. I've got tons of old family pictures, and more importantly, credit card information and such that I really don't want to pass along to someone else.
So basically, is there a free program or method for permanently deleting files to where it would be impossible to recover them (ie with a recovery program and the like)? I'd really like to do this, but I'd rather not shell out 30+ bucks for a program I'll probably only use once.
Thanks in advance for any advice :smile:.