Taking Laptop back to shop, Best app to clear saved data?
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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Mon, 7th Feb 2011 22:45    Post subject: Taking Laptop back to shop, Best app to clear saved data?
My Laptop is crashing on me all the time so going to take it back to exchange it. The thing is I have saved passwords etc in Firefox, I have bought things online, have saved addresses / telephone numbers etc so want to clear all the data before I take it back

Anyone know the best tool to do this with to make sure all my saved data is wiped?

Thanks


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PostPosted: Mon, 7th Feb 2011 22:50    Post subject:
This seems to have some information on copying over browser history etc for firefox:

http://askville.amazon.com/export-Mozilla-Firefox-cookies-cache-browsing-history/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=3936651

I've used this a few times to export/import passwords, works well:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/password-exporter/
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PostPosted: Mon, 7th Feb 2011 22:56    Post subject:
Format works great!


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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Mon, 7th Feb 2011 23:45    Post subject:
but will a format actually completely get rid of everything? I dont want some clever guy at MSI recovering files that contain my passwords etc if you know what I mean Smile


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PostPosted: Mon, 7th Feb 2011 23:52    Post subject:
Best is to run a purging software at several passes. So they don't get your nuclear schematics and your plans to assassinate Obama. Damn it, Chloe!
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PostPosted: Mon, 7th Feb 2011 23:54    Post subject:
I suspect there's a mole in this thread, working for the terrorists.
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PostPosted: Tue, 8th Feb 2011 01:46    Post subject:
+1 for Dban. Your CP is well and truly gone after one pass of that thing Very Happy Saved me in court more than once Very Happy


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PostPosted: Tue, 8th Feb 2011 07:18    Post subject:
Getting rid of that preteen porn eh? Wink

Tbh it would be more for others safety than my own that I had to use a program from Dban... just thing how people would be affected after accidently stumbling my private picture collection! 200 pictures showing where I had my vacation, the people who lived next door to me, pictures from the hotel balcony etc etc Very Happy


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Steve-O 2004




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PostPosted: Sun, 13th Feb 2011 15:54    Post subject:
lol, well I used a program called Eraser so I could do it in windows and not have to make OS backup discs etc. Just used the inbuilt recovery to recover / format and then did a pass with Eraser


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PostPosted: Sun, 13th Feb 2011 18:09    Post subject:
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