If you’re ready to invest in a new computer, and your thinking about donating your old computer to a charity, local group or school, it’s important to make sure your computer’s hard drive is ...

Q. How do I erase my hard drive safely so that I can donate my computer to a charity? There are any number of secure erase programs that should do the trick, says Jeff Crume, executive IT security ...

A: Are you hoping to keep the machines after the drives have been erased, or are you just trying to remove personal information before getting rid of them? If the latter, then the easiest approach ...

One way to erase all the data on your hard drive is to write zeroes to all of the sectors on the disk. This method, termed "zero-filling," is sometimes used to recover a drive from a logical crash or ...

Since the Help Desk launched last year, we've received loads of requests for the best ways to preserve different kinds of data in our lives: think voice mails, conversations and even cherished home ...

How do I format a hard drive? A computer hard drive stores your files, allowing you to access them at any time. The majority of the time, you want these files to remain stored properly and safely.

PORTLAND, Ore. — In 2001, an American spy plane collided in the air with a Chinese fighter and was forced to land on Chinese island. Since then, researchers have been looking for a way to quickly ...

Prior to the release of Windows 8 and 10, after you formatted a hard drive, all data on that drive would be lost, including the operating system, programs, personal files and more. To get the machine ...