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Sometimes it's not the computer owners fault.
?My father-in-law found an old Compaq and monitor in a neighbor's trash?

Sounds like my father, he could find all kinds of things flea markets and the like.
Anyway sometimes it?s not always that persons fault. I have a working, un-wiped, laptop floating around with all my info somewhere. I sent it to Dell to fix the hinges and they shipped it back, but AirBorne Express/DHL mixed up the shipping codes and shipped it to a computer repair shop in Alabama. They tried to get it back but couldn?t and gave me a new laptop. All my info was backed up and a quick change of accounts at the bank protected me from fraud. I would have sued them for shipping my personal info to somebody else but I?m not into frivolous lawsuits. They replaced the lost merchandise; that?s not all I lost but I can fix the rest myself.
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What about low-level formatting?  Ferd666 | 04/20/05
That's only step one..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/20/05
many, many times  ZzSmirKzZ | 04/20/05
Multiple wipes are needed but IMHO hardware changes could resolve this  Root User | 04/20/05
Nope Nope and hunh uh  Squawkbox | 04/20/05
Who's your rep Squawk?  Jeff Spicoli | 04/20/05
i recommend KillDisk  Monkey_MCSE | 04/20/05
apparently you need to actually read the article before you respond  Valis Keogh | 04/20/05
RE: "What about low-level formatting?"  ajapierce | 04/21/05
Several hours? $20 to $30....?  Jomo_z | 04/20/05
Angle grinder  wizard_of_oz | 04/22/05
Here's the RIAA solution..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/20/05
Message has been deleted.  itanalyst | 04/20/05
Thank You ZDNet Nazis  itanalyst | 04/20/05
For the truly paranoid...  wolf_z | 04/20/05
All major drive makers have their own low level utilities..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/20/05
Wire wheels are too much trouble; just drill it.  Atlant | 04/22/05
Not enough  wizard_of_oz | 04/22/05
Mac OS X Secure Empty Trash and Zero all data  RicD_ | 04/20/05
Still not enough  doctormoriarty | 04/20/05
Thanks for your comment...  RicD_ | 04/20/05
Destroying the Drive  kaneos | 04/20/05
Thermite  wizard_of_oz | 04/22/05
Re: Thermite  chsjbowen@... | 04/22/05
I have the PERFECT solution  Jeff Spicoli | 04/20/05
One more step..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/20/05
Offtopic...  Loverock Davidson | 04/20/05
"Seen the new Playboy?..  Jeff Spicoli | 04/20/05
STUPID, STUPID, STUPID ...  Eggs Ackley_z | 04/20/05
Of Course...  agohige | 04/20/05
Sometimes it's not the computer owners fault.  Kerensky97 | 04/20/05
Shallow end  BruceWheelock@... | 04/21/05
My Solution...  agohige | 04/20/05
The BEST Solution  Nullifidian | 04/20/05
another way  crocd | 04/20/05
A lot of discussion for a simple task  mdailey | 04/20/05
It can be reconstructed...  MV_z | 04/22/05
Skeletons on your hard drive  Loverock Davidson | 04/20/05
Bitty Better Destroy His Hard Drives  itanalyst | 04/20/05
But the 4 SuSE stickers on his PC won't give it away..  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/20/05
Out of date  somiko | 04/20/05
Limits of technology ...  George Mitchell | 04/20/05
Didn't you just two negatives to = a positive?!?  Squawkbox | 04/20/05
Dangit  Squawkbox | 04/20/05
I'm confused ...  George Mitchell | 04/20/05
Oh Ok  Squawkbox | 04/20/05
Burn it  CobraA1 | 04/21/05
re: Burn it  Wolfie2K3 | 04/21/05
Better make sure the fire's hot  wizard_of_oz | 04/22/05
Re Stupid, stupid  j.t.neuteboom@... | 04/21/05
An Angle we never think about  ITGuy04 | 04/21/05
Physically damage the platters (as many have described above)  Atlant | 04/22/05
If you want to trash your harddrive ...  coffeenite | 04/21/05
degaussing  wrestler_z | 04/23/05
one time solution  fletch_z | 04/28/05

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