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thanks for the "defrag/optimize" info BB - I am not a very well informed computer cleaner upper, so thanks bud.

thanks for the "defrag/optimize" info BB - I am not a very well informed computer cleaner upper, so thanks bud. Originally Posted by sydmo

That is for PC workstations, not Apples.

After deleting all cookies and links, then delete any files in wastebasket, and anything else via the Delete functions.

The go to Windows file folders and just click on the HD folder icon; then enter Properties to find tools tab, where the Defrag options is located.

If you don't have Admin/Owner rights, the option will be grayed out and you will need access to Admin Account rights to do this.

Defragmentation will repack and prep all files in contiguous order on the HD, such that all old empty file space is over written. Do it twice to make extra sure that old material is gone and overwritten.

and get into the habit of using the incognito function of the browsers, like Chrome and Firefox: CTRL-Shift-N

incognito
Pages you view in incognito tabs won’t stick around in your browser’s history, cookie store, or search history after you’ve closed all of your incognito tabs.

BUT:
Any files you download or bookmarks you create will be kept.

However, you aren’t invisible. Going incognito doesn’t hide your browsing from your employer, your internet service provider, or the websites you visit.

thanks again guys for the info.

BB that is some good advice there but that makes the assumption that you have enough data to fill the space where 'bad data' was written. Lower that chance and use a 'cipher' command. This will fill zeros into the blank space and then delete the filler data. Also a TOR browser makes this cleanup easier.

BB that is some good advice there but that makes the assumption that you have enough data to fill the space where 'bad data' was written. Lower that chance and use a 'cipher' command. This will fill zeros into the blank space and then delete the filler data. Also a TOR browser makes this cleanup easier. Originally Posted by sickbastard

That is sound option for those with real concerns. I just depends on where on the HD the old files were located, and where the rewritten files were saved. Be advised cypher-like overwrite is a lengthy and processor intensive process that could keep you workstation busy as it writes random 1s and 0s onto every "empty" bit/byte of the Hard Drive, and the time is directly dependent upon how large of a HD you might be overwriting.

Better yet but simpler option is to hang up the hard drives in a safe location and apply a lead treatment to each HD using a 30.06 rifle. If the platters won't spin and drive platters are not usable in the normal manner, then a microscopic recovery process would be needed, and most likely cost prohibitive for all but a National Level Security Agency. These groups don't care about costs if they need some specific and/or valuable data. Yours information/data is probably NOT that valuable, except for a slow day in late September, you never know.

Can I just bring my laptop to the next social and you do the bugle boy special on it?

Can I just bring my laptop to the next social and you do the bugle boy special on it? Originally Posted by playingnthedark

I can see that now:
http://www.wimp.com/so-dad-how-do-yo...ad-we-got-you/

Can I just bring my laptop to the next social and you do the bugle boy special on it? Originally Posted by playingnthedark

That's considerably more time required than at social; however, for a reasonable donation (and I would expect in cash and up front before any work commences), I would be happy to provide you with an initial assessment and cost estimate to clean your laptop.

Read the fine print fucker: Minimum service charge of $250 for first hour and then $37.50 per quarter hour thereafter.