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Comment on How Can I Learn Repair Computer On Internet? by loveanha

loveanha — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:06:57 +0000

go to youtube and type in ur question. the have a bunch of video that may help u.

Comment on Will A Computer Repair Place Sell My Hard Drive Without Erasing It? by gary_e_6

gary_e_6 — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:36:26 +0000

I repair computers, and also scrap and refurbish old ones. I routinely software erase (Duke’s Boot-n-Nuke) drives that I plan to re-use, then low-level format and install Win98, typically. I do this mostly to prevent catching anything from the old drive image, some viruses are very tenacious. Also my reputation would suffer if anybody found someone else’s personal information on a disk.
It cannot hurt to ask at the place, but if they have already scrapped out the machine, they may not be able to find your drive. It could be one of many in a big box, and they are not going to let you take someone else’s drive home. With any luck they have a policy of reformatting or wiping drives.

Comment on Will A Computer Repair Place Sell My Hard Drive Without Erasing It? by Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:49:22 +0000

you shouldnt worry the hdd should be wiped clean by them and if anything happens sew them is the best solution and no i dont think there alowd to sell it without clearing it of all but the os

Comment on Will A Computer Repair Place Sell My Hard Drive Without Erasing It? by myothern

myothern — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:23:08 +0000

The computer repair shop has to erase your hard drive before commericlaly marketing it, but you should NEVER leave that kind of stuff on your hard drive if you give it away. Usually they make you sign a document which allows them to scrap your computer and magnetically wipe your hard drive. Go BACK to the store and find out what the policy on returning hard drives and wiping hard drives is. Always check this BEFORE you end up giving them your computer. Also, check with other people BEFORE you go to this place and make sure that it has a good reputation; if you tell them that your hard drive has your credit card numbes + important contact information on it, then you should really consider deleating the information BEFORE you turn over your computer. Also, if they didn’t tell you “We are going to erase your hard drive. Is that ok with you?,” then there is a problem, because usually before a USED hard drive is sold, the store must provide documentation by the previous owner of the unit that the hard drive was wiped under their consent. I only give my computers to authorized dealers and reputable stores. If they will not wipe your hard drive, GET IT BACK AT ALL COSTS – your personal information is at stake here. Hope this helps.

Comment on Will A Computer Repair Place Sell My Hard Drive Without Erasing It? by Venkatesh V S

Venkatesh V S — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:13:25 +0000

They would never sell it without copying it all to blackmail you first. No worries of 3rd party blackmail..

Comment on Will A Computer Repair Place Sell My Hard Drive Without Erasing It? by ?

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:44:57 +0000

Once they have ur hard disk they can use them or sell them as it is.
Get up, go to the shop, and do the needful of erasing the harddisk or tell tehm to do it in ur presence.

Comment on Will A Computer Repair Place Sell My Hard Drive Without Erasing It? by blackrea

blackrea — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:14:28 +0000

yes

Comment on Will A Computer Repair Place Sell My Hard Drive Without Erasing It? by D

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:20:03 +0000

don’t worry about them selling it. worry about a employee keeping it. go down there and try to fix this problem

Comment on Will A Computer Repair Place Sell My Hard Drive Without Erasing It? by Michael S

Michael S — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:13:34 +0000

Actually the same thing happened with a circuit city in a news article…the new customer that got the system called the circuit city to tell them that all the old users info was still on it. Not sure if a lawsuit happened though.
Call the place, tell them they need to format it.

Comment on Can The Computer Repair People Find Out The Passwords To My Computer If They Are Not Saved? ? by SydAus

SydAus — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:07:05 +0000

There’s nothing you can do—these computer repair people are experts at data recovery and love to see the juicy details on your computer as a “hobby”!!
By the way what’s the problem with your computer?