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FAMAS   10-27-2008 at 09:16:55 PM

ok ima make this short so youcan understand

 

-Computer doesnt post
-called tech support
-got replaced mobo
-ran system destructive recovery
-windows still didnt boot up
-called tech again
-replaced old hd
-ran system recovery again still didnt work
-he left with my old hd since we got replacement
-hes gonne be back round friday

 

now heres my question i had ran the destructive system recovery on the old hd but he took that with him. im worried that he might try to recover the files from it. should i be worried? or am i safe since i deleted the files from it.

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vibe   10-27-2008 at 09:23:51 PM
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depends on the company, most plug them in for some sort of test - this normaly involves a full read/wright and format to see if the disk can be used again or sold as "B grade"

I cant see why they would bother to crawl through files.

So what you hidding on it?

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FAMAS   10-27-2008 at 09:27:01 PM
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so can they recover my old files after a destructive system recovery? and im hiding nothing but my famild did our internet banking on it and all other things. so i just wanted to make sure i was safe from the tech guy recovering the files to look at. and iits emachin tech but i think they have some other company to there in home tech work. so should i be worried?

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vibe   10-27-2008 at 10:31:07 PM
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I cant think of any way they could if you ran the process on the entire disk - even if they did you would need much more data to get into any secure webpage even more for online banking

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FAMAS   10-28-2008 at 12:49:07 AM
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THANKS ALOT Vibe. im relieved now!!

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evilshuriken   10-28-2008 at 03:43:58 AM
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Don't worry, he won't look through your porn. If he's been a tech for long enough he's probably set for life.


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FAMAS   10-28-2008 at 05:01:56 AM
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lmao i don care if he sees porn. (porn free computer). i just wanted to make sure that he couldnt find any personal information that we had stored on the computer. and once again the personal information not being PORN!!

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