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Old 05-27-2010, 12:30 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by freakshow View Post

As for wiping the hdd, it's easy to format it..
i've been digging around and i do have a backup of my files, albeit it's a few months old, but it's enough for me to use. i do not have anything for software however, such as norton utilities, etc.. what about other things like itunes?

should i still ask for my old computer back, or just accept the new one? is it paranoia on my part? all those news reports about people buying used hard drives that still have personal info that was never deleted that were sold by manufacturers as "refurbished" or even the government
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