Clean Hard Drive

One of the smartest moves you can make when you’re getting ready to dispose of your old PC is to perform a hard drive wipe. This is important because when recycling a computer, you don’t know whose hands your hard drive will end up in. Dumpster divers have gone high-tech and use data recovery tools to discover financial data from disposed of PCs.

Cleaning harddrive is a step that must be performed permanently which means you need to take steps beyond merely deleting files or formatting the disk, you want your disk clean for good. The problem is if you delete hard drive contents using a manual method, the files are still lurking beneath the surface, waiting for someone with the right data recovery tools to find them. These tools are readily available and are capable of un-deleting data that has been emptied out of the Recycle Bin. They can even get data off of a formatted drive!

To get a truly clean hardrive, you need a computer eraser capable of a complete hardrive wipe. We highly recommend ParetoLogic’s Privacy Controls to clean harddrive contents once and for all. Using this powerful program allows you to perform a hard disk wipe that will thoroughly shred your confidential files using overwrite technology. You can set the level of shredding to the most thorough level available, exceeding Department of Defense standards for permanent file deletion!

Once your PC is out of your hands, it is out of your control. Privacy Controls puts you back in control of your data and prevents anyone from recovering your deleted files - even if they have advanced computer forensics tools. This harddrive cleaner is easy to use and gets the job done. When you use the disk eraser function, you won’t have to worry about your financial data being compromised ever again.

But don’t wait until your PC is ready to be recycled, use Privacy Controls to protect your data here and now. You can use it to permanently delete files and web tracks collected as you surf the internet. These temporary files can also compromise your privacy and make you vulnerable to identity theft. That’s because everything you do online is tracked and recorded. Anyone can gain access to files such as cookies that store information (like credit card numbers, account numbers and passwords).

If you think no one has access to your PC, think again. Employers regularly monitor the PCs of their employees, co-workers have been known to shoulder surf, and suspicious or nosey family members often like to snoop on each other’s PCs. In addition, spyware has inundated the internet and is a growing problem. Spyware programs exist that can record keystrokes and send them back to a third party. Some spyware programs even allow remote users to take control of your PC! These remote users know exactly what temporary files to extract. Fight back by shredding these temporary files for good, each and every time they accumulate.