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Did you buy a new computer? You did. Did you make sure that you have removed all of your personal information from your old PC before discarding it? Many people just delete the files and information off the desktop, but what they DO NOT do is-clear their hard drives. The hard drives are the most sensitive thing in the computer and should be wiped and cleansed of YOUR information before selling or giving it to someone. Anybody can easily recover your personal data by using software for retrieving data. This could cause embarrassment as well as a source of trouble for the previous user. The data is always retrievable even though it got lost due to some sort of damage or error. That is why it is very important to clear all the information from your old PC's hard drive after uploading data to a new computer.

The data on your hard drive does not delete completely by deleting files repeatedly or by reformatting the existing drives. A computer genius can retrieve the data easily if it is not completely removed from the drives. Unless data is over written, programs that read the disk can always detect and recover lost data. Some of the guaranteed ways to DELETE the data completely or to make it inaccessible is to degauss, clean the drive or to destroy the storage media.

Some software programs such as CBL Data Shredder are also available that are effective in destroying data. They also offer a free Windows application that eliminates the possibility of anyone successfully retrieving computer data. CBL Data Shredder and other such programs are available on the Internet for downloading. There are also available on a CD from different stores and can be purchased online too.