Take the 2-minute tour ×  Possible Duplicate: Securely erasing
all data from a hard drive What is a safe way to dispose of
personal info on an old laptop and what to do with said laptop?
I have a Dell laptop from 2006. I haven't used it for about 3
years and I have lost the power cord to charge it. But I want to
put it on the street. I live in a neighborhood (the ghetto)
where something like this will be picked up and salvaged in some
way. But I'm afraid the hard drive is full of personal
information that could be used against me. What should I do?
How can I put this computer on the street without worrying that
the hard drive contents will come back to haunt me?
share|improve this question  marked as duplicate by Simon
Sheehan, slhck, Shinrai, music2myear, Synetech Feb 28 '12 at
22:53   See also: How to delete my hard drive safely? –  slhck
Feb 28 '12 at 22:25 And: Securely erasing all data from a hard
drive, as well as (remotely related): What to do with old hard
drives? –  slhck Feb 28 '12 at 22:26 Sam,