Free PC Cleaners
Want to give our grandson old laptop & would like to clean the hard drive & delete files,What would be the best way to go about it?Thanks
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You should either have original install discs, or the factory install on the hard drive in its own partition. Check the makers webb site for instructions.
To remove all information and return the pc to factory new condition, the hard drive is formatted (wiped clean of everything) and a new install is done. The most time consuming part is doing updates from the MS update site.
Once all the updates are installed, make a restore point in order to roll back to a clean install in the future. Create restore points regularly in order to preserve newly added files. I make new restore points about every month.
Also make a startup disc in case you may need it. it holds files to start a balky pc.
AVAST makes a decent free antivirus.
To remove all information and return the pc to factory new condition, the hard drive is formatted (wiped clean of everything) and a new install is done. The most time consuming part is doing updates from the MS update site.
Once all the updates are installed, make a restore point in order to roll back to a clean install in the future. Create restore points regularly in order to preserve newly added files. I make new restore points about every month.
Also make a startup disc in case you may need it. it holds files to start a balky pc.
AVAST makes a decent free antivirus.
