Hello,

I need to take my computer to a computer repair shop for an upgrade, and I want to erase all sensitive information on it, such as cookies, internet history, some office documents, and other things. I created a few CDs with the documents that I need ( inluding my personal photos and emails ) and now I want to erase the other files without formating the drive.

If you're using a Windows PC or Windows on a Mac, you can use this: http://summitcn.com/downloads/hdscrub21.zip

If you are using OSx you can use the delete options in Disk Utility for multiple overwrites. if you go from a second drive. ( clone run and remove , sending in a blank, or re cloning the boot drive to the freshly deleted one so as to have a functioning system. )

Most Linux installs have an available delete tool, but you'll need to search it out within your specific build.

In Windows, just delete all the files and things you don't want and empty the trash. You can remove all the programs you don't want too... Use the tool to do a secure multi rewrite of all free space, then if you want you can defrag and then clear the free space again. just don't defrag before you overwrite several times, as your data won't truly be cleansed.

For a PC it's just Tools/Internet Options in Explorer.

Delete Cookies, Delete Temp Files and Clear History are all on the first tab there.

You don't need a program to do it.

Chris

Thank you all for your suggestions. I also found Privacy Guard http://www.amicutilities.com/privacy-guard which does the job right and fast. I will try them out more and then buy one!