How can i completely clear my computer of everything on it?

[Jen]

My friend gave me this Dell laptop and it's pretty crappy, but it works. He took out his USB and i have a brand new one for it, but some of his things are still on it. Music etc.

[Jesse]

So reformat the drive and reinstall Windows.

[Dell Inc.]

Hello Jen,

I am from Dell Social Media and Community.

Dell Systems ship with a factory image so that you can restore it original factory settings. This will delete all the data on a system and restore it. Follow the link below to restore your system to original factory settings:

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/g...egacy=true

If you are unable to perform Dell PC Restore by Symantec, it could be because of the corruption of the file/partition during a previous install. However, you can follow the link below to manually install the operating system using the recovery discs.

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/g...egacy=true

If this has not helped you or if you need any further assistance, feel free to message me on Twitter(@NiranjanatDell). I will be happy to assist.

Dell-Niranjan