Hi Judith, If I'm reading you right, you don't just want to format. You're looking for a way to eliminate any recoverable data on the drive? This is an excellent idea if you're about to give away a computer or even just a hard drive. Let me know and we'll take it from there. Peace, GMan "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith/agoodread.com" <jtb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 5:13 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Erase hard drive > Besides formatting which doesn't remove everything on a hard > drive, is there a way to erase everything on a drive without > having to buy a special program? > > Judith --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------