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Old 04-16-2015, 01:22 AM   #371
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Originally Posted by Gregg Bell View Post
Yeah, but smashing the hard drive might deprive the next person who gets the computer from enjoying the joys of Linux!
Well, it probably isn't necessary anyway, unless you are keeping state secrets on there...

Bleachbit and several other programs come with tools to "shred" files and folders (similar to a paper shredder, which shreds a different kind of files and folders), and/or "overwrite free disk space to hide deleted files" -- that should be all you need, just select your home folder and delete everything.
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