![]() ![]() They may think they’ve deleted the files they care about, but as I’ve discussed in many articles in the past, there are often sensitive remnants in other places, and even deleted data can sometimes be recovered. We hear stories all the time of second-hand computers that are sold or discarded with sensitive personal data still on the machine. It’s clear they did not take the extra step to securely delete all of the data on the hard drive. How do I know this? Because it still boots into Windows. ![]() The problem for the original owner is this: they’ve given away or sold the computer … and all of the data on it. Alternately, remove the hard drive and connect it to a different computer as a secondary drive.If you must, try a password-reset tool.The safest solution is to reformat and reinstall, not even trying to access existing hard disk contents.You risk exposing yourself to malware or worse when accessing data from a second-hand computer.You may be giving away personal information when giving away a computer.
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