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<blockquote data-quote="sameera15852" data-source="post: 16395438" data-attributes="member: 123654">Ways to Wipe the Hard Drive and Leave the OSWe’re assuming&nbsp; that you want to end up with a PC with an operating system installed,&nbsp; but one where you’ve wiped all your personal data so no deleted files&nbsp; can be recovered. You can do this in several ways:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Completely Wipe Your Hard Drive, then Re-install Windows: Use a tool like <a href="http://www.dban.org/" target="_blank">DBAN</a> (short for Darik’s Boot and Nuke) to <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-tools-permanently-delete-sensitive-data-hard-drive-windows/" target="_blank">wipe your computer’s hard drive</a>, eliminating everything — including its operating system.</li>
</ul><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DBAN_Start.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; You&nbsp; can then re-install Windows from a Windows disc or re-install your&nbsp; computer’s operating system from a recovery disc the manufacturer&nbsp; provided. Note that DBAN will wipe any recovery partitions on your&nbsp; computer’s hard drive, so you won’t be able to restore Windows from the&nbsp; recovery partition.<img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/install-windows-8.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <ul>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Re-install Windows, then Wipe Your Data: First, use the <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/getting-started-your-guide-to-windows-8" target="_blank">Reset Your PC feature built into Windows 8</a>,&nbsp; restore your PC from its recovery partition or disc, or re-install&nbsp; Windows from a Windows disc. You should then have a clean system without&nbsp; any personal data — be sure to check that all your personal data has&nbsp; been deleted, including data on separate hard drive partitions that may&nbsp; not be wiped by the recovery process.</li>
</ul><img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/windows-8-reset-your-pc.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Once you have a fresh Windows system, you’ll just need to wipe all the free space. You can use a tool like <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/optimize-system-run-ccleaner/" target="_blank">the Drive Wiper tool</a> built into <a href="http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner" target="_blank">CCleaner</a> to wipe only your hard drive’s free space, ensuring that no deleted files will be recoverable.<img src="http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ccleaner-drive-wiper.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; You&nbsp; could try to delete all your personal files and then use a Drive Wiper&nbsp; tool without re-installing Windows at all, but you’re better off&nbsp; starting with a clean operating system to ensure your data is removed.&nbsp; This also allows the computer’s new owner to start with a fresh&nbsp; operating system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sameera15852, post: 16395438, member: 123654"] [B]Ways to Wipe the Hard Drive and Leave the OS[/B] We’re assuming that you want to end up with a PC with an operating system installed, but one where you’ve wiped all your personal data so no deleted files can be recovered. You can do this in several ways: [LIST] [*][B]Completely Wipe Your Hard Drive, then Re-install Windows[/B]: Use a tool like [URL="http://www.dban.org/"]DBAN[/URL] (short for Darik’s Boot and Nuke) to [URL="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-tools-permanently-delete-sensitive-data-hard-drive-windows/"]wipe your computer’s hard drive[/URL], eliminating everything — including its operating system. [/LIST] [IMG]http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DBAN_Start.png[/IMG] You can then re-install Windows from a Windows disc or re-install your computer’s operating system from a recovery disc the manufacturer provided. Note that DBAN will wipe any recovery partitions on your computer’s hard drive, so you won’t be able to restore Windows from the recovery partition. [IMG]http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/install-windows-8.png[/IMG] [LIST] [*] [*][B]Re-install Windows, then Wipe Your Data[/B]: First, use the [URL="http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/getting-started-your-guide-to-windows-8"]Reset Your PC feature built into Windows 8[/URL], restore your PC from its recovery partition or disc, or re-install Windows from a Windows disc. You should then have a clean system without any personal data — be sure to check that all your personal data has been deleted, including data on separate hard drive partitions that may not be wiped by the recovery process. [/LIST] [IMG]http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/windows-8-reset-your-pc.png[/IMG] Once you have a fresh Windows system, you’ll just need to wipe all the free space. You can use a tool like [URL="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/optimize-system-run-ccleaner/"]the Drive Wiper tool[/URL] built into [URL="http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner"]CCleaner[/URL] to wipe only your hard drive’s free space, ensuring that no deleted files will be recoverable. [IMG]http://main.makeuseoflimited.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/ccleaner-drive-wiper.png[/IMG] You could try to delete all your personal files and then use a Drive Wiper tool without re-installing Windows at all, but you’re better off starting with a clean operating system to ensure your data is removed. This also allows the computer’s new owner to start with a fresh operating system. [/QUOTE]

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