You will throw away your computer one day – it will not be with you forever. And when you do that your hard disk will also go away with it. What you’ll do before you dispose off your PC is to delete all the files and even empty your recycle bin.

But is this good enough? Have you done a perfect clean of your personal files on your computer? The answer is ‘no’. Deleting files does not assure you of a cleanup of your PC. The possibility of theft of data and personal information after you have disposed your PC is a threat which you are unaware of. The point is that you will need to overwrite the data on the disks as well. This is where Darik’s Boot & Nuke comes in handy. Darik’s Boot and Nuke (”DBAN”) securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, making it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction. Once DBAN has done its work you can be sure the data is completely wiped out. Download DBAN for Free at DBAN

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