12-07-12, 09:44 AM
it's a nice idea donating a computer, they are very much needed.
You could try downloading the free 'Renamer' programme and set it to rename every file on the computer as filename.xxx then delete the lot. The data will still be on the disc somewhere but if someone managed to recover the files they'd have no idea what is needed to read them. I've never done this myself but it should work. I smashed my last old hard drive but wish I'd donated it.
You could try downloading the free 'Renamer' programme and set it to rename every file on the computer as filename.xxx then delete the lot. The data will still be on the disc somewhere but if someone managed to recover the files they'd have no idea what is needed to read them. I've never done this myself but it should work. I smashed my last old hard drive but wish I'd donated it.