What steps should be taken before disposing of your old computer for recycling? This presentation lets you know about Data and hard drive destruction and how to take back up before recycling old computers.

1. Why is Data Destruction necessary?

2. You must get to know what
information your hard disc holds
before disposing of old computer

3. Your computer might hold your
personal and financial information,
including
Passwords
Account Numbers
Tax Returns

4. Addresses and phone numbers
Medical and prescription
information
License keys for software
programs
Files created automatically by
browsers and operating systems

5. When you delete a file from your
computer, it is not permanently
removed but the data itself still remains
on your hard drive as unallocated space
and can be retrieved with a data
recovery program.
To remove data from a hard drive
permanently, the hard drive needs to be
formatted completely.

6. Before you clean a hard drive, take the back
up in one of the storage media
USB Drive
CD Rom
External Hard Drive
New Computer

7. Website: http://www.ecogreenitrecycling.co.uk/how-it-works
Address Unit B, Hucknall Office Units, 192 Beardall St,
Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, NG15 7JU
Email: recycling@ecogreenitrecycling.co.uk
Phone: 0115 998 7285