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    Lenovo Chromebook Plus: Affordable MacBook Rival with ChromeOS Features

    Here's a summary of the article “Apple's MacBook gets a cheaper new rival, and it's not powered by Windows 11” from The Mirror, regarding the Google/Lenovo Chromebook: Cheaper Rival to MacBook: Lenovo and Google have teamed up to launch a new Chromebook model aimed at challenging MacBook’s...
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    Windows 7 Securely deleting backup files

    Hello: Kinda related to a previous thread, but not the same question so..... Awhile back, I backed up my iPhone 5S to a computer. I have sensitive data on in (on the strong end, my clients personal financial data/SSN/cc numbers). I need/want to securely remove all of my phones backup data from...
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    Windows 7 Deleting Windows Restore Points, then wiping the free space

    Hello: I am trying to sell a computer to someone else, and want to more or less sanitize my personal info from the computer. I secure-deleted the files with sensitive info, uninstalled my financial software, and then ran a program like Eraser that claimed to effectively wipe all free space. I...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 login password incorrect

    I have 2 accounts on my laptop. Earlier today I received a malware message saying my account had been compromised. I ran Norton Full Scan and Eraser no issues found. When logged in under the non-Admin account and prompted to supply the admin user password this is accepted - however when try...
  5. jonathanbecker1977

    Windows 10 Want to erase dual boot to Linux Mint and Just Have Windows 10

    Hey everyone! I have a Lenovo Ideapad with a dual boot to both Linux Mint and Windows 10. Unfortunately, a few components of this laptop have drivers that are not supported by Mint and I can no longer use the machine as I want, so I what I want to do is blow out everything on the box and do a...
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    Windows 7 I need help

    So I erased my whole drive windows and all, by mistake. Now I don't have a windows disk, and I have no idea what to do. Assistance please?
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    Windows 7 MFTR overwritten. No drive D:

    Using the program called Eraser, I erased the free disk space of drive D: which is a logical partition on my only physical drive. Apparently the program overwrote the Master File Table Records and as result, I do not see the content of the D: drive. When looking at the properties of the D...
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    Windows 7 Top Free Internet Explorer File Erasers

    The Best Free File Erasers for Internet Explorer
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    Guidance Needed for Safely Erasing Hard Drive Before PC Exchange

    Hello I have been reading about erasing my hard drive as I have to exchange my PC with a company. If it is not asking too much, could someone outline how to do this? All the tutorials seem to assume the program is ready to go. I think I am supposed to download to my desktop the particular...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 File eraser/shredder ? anyone know one?

    can any one tell me a file eraser/shredder that works with windows 7 as i have tried to find one and can not find one that has the right click to shred files.:( any help will be appreciated:) Thanks
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    Windows 7 Partition / Hard Drive Deleting

    Hi, I need some help with this.. 'situation' I'm in :D What I want to do: Completely erase EVERYTHING on Disk 0, the ~298GB drive (i.e. Format it). Windows won't let me :(. Now from what I know, it won't let me because Disk 0 is the Primary Partition, and Disk 1 is an Extended Partition...
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    Windows 7 Wipe clean hard drive

    Can anyone recommend software or the best way to wipe a hard drive clean, absolutely. I don't won't to spend days writing x and o's over a hard drive two or three times to erase. Thanks, Walter
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    Windows 7 help with a file eraser and skype

    firstly running 64bit windows 7 rc fully updated. hey guys, i cant find a file eraser that works in windows 7 has anyone found one. i tried several including eraser my old fave. non would install, i got the beta of eraser to install at least but that wont work. ccleaner does work but its...