On Saturday, August 10, 2002, at 09:20 AM, Amber wrote:
> I am about to put my Rev B iMac up for sale and before I do so, I want > to ensure that the new owner will not have access to my old work files. > > Is erasing the hard drive the most secure way to clean a hard drive and > make any of my files completely irretrievable ? > Nothing is a 100% sure except the good old sledge hammer. Since reasonable sized (20 GB) ATA/IDE dri8ves are so inexpensive nowadays, complete piece of mind is just pull the old HD, and stick in a new one before selling or donating the old computer. Load whatever software you want to include on the new HD and you're all set. JM2�W. Jack Russell -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
