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  1. 12-22-2006, 08:03 PM #1
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    Cleaning work laptop

    Any tips on cleaning off my work laptop? Changing jobs soon. . . .
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  2. 12-22-2006, 09:49 PM #2
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    format
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    format, reinstall, then format, install fedora, then format

    or better yet.. steal the hard drive, and install a new one from a different computer... or just a new drive..
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    fedora is overrated
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    Can't format and reinstall. All the software is pushed from a network - so I don't have any disks.
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    ::Cough cough:: bittorrent....

    i'm sorry, but formatting a thousand times is the only way you're ever going to get that thing as clean as you want.
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    Quote Originally Posted by crash187ct
    ::Cough cough:: bittorrent....

    i'm sorry, but formatting a thousand times is the only way you're ever going to get that thing as clean as you want.
    Formatting doesn't do anything but erase. Data is never gone until you write over it. Anyone can get at erased data.

    Download . com has a ton of share ware that writes over every blank space on your hard drive, some of them seven times over.

    Did you guys know about these? Are they not sufficient?
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    formating is good enough...yes the data is never really gone but do you really think they give a sh*t bout 1 employee's data enough to try to recreate the formated data? Seriously... not.... So i'd just format and leave it blank
    let them put a new image on it (which i'm sure they have an image file for already).

    if you are really paranoid... just low level format the f*cker and let them replace the drive
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    Quote Originally Posted by rockbottom
    Formatting doesn't do anything but erase. Data is never gone until you write over it. Anyone can get at erased data.

    Download . com has a ton of share ware that writes over every blank space on your hard drive, some of them seven times over.

    Did you guys know about these? Are they not sufficient?

    so do it.
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    just buy another one.... i'll have your old one... lol
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    It does'nt matter how many times you format, there are ways to retreive data. I have heard of the NSA having the ability to retreive data off a HDD that had sat in salt water for an extended period of time but like Zimmy said, they are not gonna go through the trouble of retreiving your old data.
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    Quote Originally Posted by muriloninja
    Zimmy said, they are not gonna go through the trouble of retreiving your old data.
    You might be surprised.

    Formatting is not an option, as there is confidential and proprietary data (which I created) on the computer. It it's gone, It'll be trouble.
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    Maybe next time you'll think about this first before you use the work computer for things other than work
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    Quote Originally Posted by rockbottom
    Any tips on cleaning off my work laptop? Changing jobs soon. . . .
    Format with zero all data is enough. After the format reinstall the OS right before returning it. You'll piss off the IT department if you return it with a blank HD.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rockbottom
    You might be surprised.

    Formatting is not an option, as there is confidential and proprietary data (which I created) on the computer. It it's gone, It'll be trouble.
    Then WTF start this thread? Buy software that throughly trashes data so it can't be recovered and trash the files you don't want them to see.
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    Quote Originally Posted by I**mfkr
    Maybe next time you'll think about this first before you use the work computer for things other than work
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    east tec eraser is a good piece of software.
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    Quote Originally Posted by I**mfkr
    Maybe next time you'll think about this first before you use the work computer for things other than work
    I suppose it is Monday Mr. Quarterback.
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    Quote Originally Posted by perfectbeast2001
    east tec eraser is a good piece of software.

    Finally . . . . Thanks!
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    Quote Originally Posted by I**mfkr
    Maybe next time you'll think about this first before you use the work computer for things other than work

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