I have and old computer, built in 2003. I'm considering giving away to a Homeless Shelter or put it the recycling pile at the local computer recycling center. My question is did I truthfully get all of my personal files off the disk?
I reviewed My Documents Folder and got all my files I want to keep on a Flash Drive and deleted everything without going to the Recycle Bin. I also used PC Tools Performance Toolkit to Bleach the disk of deleted files.
Do I need to do anything more? Do I need to remove all of my personal apps, like AutoCAD, Google Earth, PC Performance Toolkit?
Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2
OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3, 32 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHz, x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 7
Processor Count: 1
RAM: 1535 Mb
Graphics Card: 128 DDR ATI Radeon 9700 TX w/TV-Out, 128 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 57207 MB, Free - 30501 MB;
Motherboard: Dell Computer Corp., 0J0592
Antivirus: ESET Smart Security 5.2, Updated: Yes, On-Demand Scanner: Enabled
I reviewed My Documents Folder and got all my files I want to keep on a Flash Drive and deleted everything without going to the Recycle Bin. I also used PC Tools Performance Toolkit to Bleach the disk of deleted files.
Do I need to do anything more? Do I need to remove all of my personal apps, like AutoCAD, Google Earth, PC Performance Toolkit?
Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2
OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3, 32 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHz, x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 7
Processor Count: 1
RAM: 1535 Mb
Graphics Card: 128 DDR ATI Radeon 9700 TX w/TV-Out, 128 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 57207 MB, Free - 30501 MB;
Motherboard: Dell Computer Corp., 0J0592
Antivirus: ESET Smart Security 5.2, Updated: Yes, On-Demand Scanner: Enabled