Hi,
I am wondering can anyone provide a definitive answer to how I can eradicate every shred of history, data, etc, off a Lenovo G580 Windows 8 laptop before selling it on.
I have tried the following so far with only partial success. (I think)
I have reset the laptop via the hidden partition. I have used one key recovery. I have used the option via PC settings>General>Remove everything and Reinstall windows and I have used a recovery USB. (All on separate occasions)
Thinking that this would suffice, you can imagine my surprise when , having installed chrome that it displayed the entire search history. Surely this should also have been deleted during one or all of the processes mentioned???
Is there something I have done in error or omitted at some stage during one of these processes?
A definitive answer to this would be greatly appreciated.
I am wondering can anyone provide a definitive answer to how I can eradicate every shred of history, data, etc, off a Lenovo G580 Windows 8 laptop before selling it on.
I have tried the following so far with only partial success. (I think)
I have reset the laptop via the hidden partition. I have used one key recovery. I have used the option via PC settings>General>Remove everything and Reinstall windows and I have used a recovery USB. (All on separate occasions)
Thinking that this would suffice, you can imagine my surprise when , having installed chrome that it displayed the entire search history. Surely this should also have been deleted during one or all of the processes mentioned???
Is there something I have done in error or omitted at some stage during one of these processes?
A definitive answer to this would be greatly appreciated.