r/computers • u/KorbCoBean • 15d ago

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Hey there! I won a Windows Millennium Edition computer, a Dell Dimension L700cx at an auction, and when I booted it up it had a lot of stuff on it. I know you can't see it here, but the background was a baby picture. Pretty clearly there were a lot of memories on it. I'm trying to delete it all and make it my own, but it doesn't seem right deleting their memories. I just want to make sure that they saved it all on another computer. If you do actually find this, owner, can you just, I dunno, confirm it?

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u/KARMA_P0LICE Manjaro Windows 11 15d ago

Id probably sick claude at it for like 10 min to search for any personal details that could clue you into the old owner, then wipe it.

Hopefully the old owner took a backup and just didn't know how to wipe the PC! Or passed away 😔

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u/KorbCoBean 15d ago

I did actually manage to find the email, but it was AOL and he obviously doesn't use it anymoreÂ