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Subject:RE: What about OLD computers?? From:Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net> To:Al Geist <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com> Date:Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:12:04 -0600 (CST)
Yeahbbut . . . sooner or later, you have the same problem, what to do
with the darned hard drive once its usefulness has truly been exhausted.
Bring on the Boy Scouts, I say!
--Nancy
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:31 AM, Al Geist wrote:
> If you are really worried about the data on the hard drive of a
> computer you
are selling, donating, or otherwise disposing, replace the hard drive.
They're pretty cheap these days and that would solve your security
worries.
If your new system is a desktop, use the old hard drive in it.
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