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Warning, Factory Reset,
the other day I kept getting repeated pop about virus protection. in an attempt to get rid I did a nut e sfactory reset thensecondss a system resore. I lost everything !!!
My son in law is s an IT expert I gave him remote access and within seconds restored too what it was before i did a fac to ry reset. Therefore do not think a factory reset is saf e
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Next time, simply download and run AdwCleaner:
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[NB: Use the larger, blue on white, download link, not the smaller blue on ochre one].
The files will get wiped for a FR but the drives will not be formatted so an undelete program will be able to get them back I suspect that is what your SIL did. FR does do what it says on the tin but files can be recovered unless a proper forensic format wipe is done. Most won't have any clue about that so it's mostly not an issue but yes if you FR a pc and then sell it there is a very small chance that a future computer savvy user can get files back but that diminishes with time as the storage medium gets re used.
The problem with 'Factory Reset' is that it's not a Windows command. Many computers won't have it at all, whereas what it does on others will depend upon how it's been set up by the manufacturer.
So, for example, Manufacturer A might configure their computers to have a 'Factory Reset' option which formats their hard drives and then reinstalls Windows, whereas Manufacturer B might set things up so that 'Factory Reset' simply 'refreshes' the existing Windows installation, without removing any user files.
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