Deleting all personal files


  1. cheddarcaveman
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    Deleting all personal files


    I won a Dell XPS L502x computer in a competition last month but have found that I prefer my iMac and MacBook Air and am therefore going to sell this one. I now need to delete the few files etc that I have put on there. What is the best and safest way to do this while retaining the Windows 7 system installed? I do not have a Windows 7 disc but I did make a Recovery disc as I initially set it up.
    Help would be appreciated. Anybody want to buy it by the way?
    It is here Dell XPS 15 L502x i7-2630QM Backlit Keyboard 1GB nVidia GT525M 750GB 6GB | eBay

    or I can sell privately.
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  3. Kaktussoft
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    Why not install again using the recovery disk? Also read this Cipher Command - Overwrite Deleted Data in Windows
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  4. Britton30
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    You can install CCleaner (free version), delete your personal data then fun CCleaner with a 7 pass overwrite. also run the registry cleaner function.
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