I need to take my computer to a computer repair shop for an upgrade, and I want to erase all sensitive information on it, such as cookies, internet history, some office documents, and other things. I created a few CDs with the documents that I need ( inluding my personal photos and emails ) and now I want to erase the other files without formating the drive.
These are some good utilities to do such task: www.bartdart.com (free IE toolbar) www.tune-up.com (free fully-functional trial) http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm (freeware)
Thank you for your helpful suggestions. Tune-Up seems like a good program, I will try it. Also I found Privacy Guard : http://wwww.amicutilities.com/privacy-guard/ which seems a nice product.. I will also try the other and consider buying one of them..
I have never tried Privacy Guard but I can tell you about Tune-Up which a bought because its many services improving also system performance. Good luck trying them out to make your decision
I would vote for cCleaner---though I have used stuff like Cookie Crumble etc. It is free and very reliable. However change the default settings of deleting stuff from your computer only after 24 hours of installation. if you are facing problems with a particular program or a cookie, you could change the setting to delete immediately, clean the concerned program/cookie and revert back to 24 hour setting. Killbox (again free) can be also used for deleting stubborn programs/cookies but cCleaner is better for regular use while Killbox is an emergency tool.