# Selling old laptop. How do I clear hard drive?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selling-old-laptop-how-do-i-clear-hard-drive/283814
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**Created:** [March 11, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selling-old-laptop-how-do-i-clear-hard-drive/283814 "2009-03-11T12:31:56Z")
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### Author: ![mrhines1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mrhines1/32/434_2.png) [@mrhines1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mrhines1)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/selling-old-laptop-how-do-i-clear-hard-drive/283814/1 "2009-03-11T12:31:56Z")

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I’m selling my old laptop to my sister’s friend. Just wondering if there is a certain way I should go about deleting files from it.

Thanks!