computer help: can anyone tell me whats stored on the hard drive of a computer? - Help.com

Your aim conversations are not stored per say. The hard drive pretty much contains all the information in your computer, but not if you don’t save it first. AIM conversations might be saved on AOL’s servers, but I highly doubt it, and if they are they won’t store them for long. The fact that you were using AIM is stored on your computer though…if that helps. May I ask why the inquiry?

Okay whoa, don’t do the magnet thing…you still want a computer right? Look, all you need to do is empty out your internet cache and you should be fine. Control panel > Internet options > and then delete everything…cookies, history, temporary folders. That should keep you safe…its not computer guru proof…but it is safe.

P.S. For almost perfect protection get some programs like SureDelete. These programs go in and write over deleted data that is still stored on your computer. This makes it truly unaccessable.

P.P.S. Use a microwave, they seem to be a little more readily available then your high powered magnets these days ;).

Not that it’s much of my business, but maybe you should take a step back and see if your mom has any valid points concerning this guy. Remember, ALL guys are disgusting pigs. Even the nice ones. Don’t get caught up in this too much. If he starts playing you against your mom, you should stop him and confront him about it. If he likes you, he will respect you. If he’s a jerk, he’ll turn you against God himself just to get what he wants.

And conversations are stored on the computer in a page file or in the RAM… that is until you close the AIM window, in which case this info is flushed from the system to make room for other info. That is unless you have conversation saving turned on in AIM, which is an actual option. Clearing the Temp Internet Folder will not erase this data.

Even if all that dat was saved on the hard drive, though, the idiots at Best Buy wouldn’t be able to turn the computer on much less find this info. You’re probably safe anyway.

davy128 wrote:
Not that it’s much of my business, but maybe you should take a step back and see if your mom has any valid points concerning this guy. Remember, ALL guys are disgusting pigs. Even the nice ones. Don’t get caught up in this too much. If he starts playing you against your mom, you should stop him and confront him about it. If he likes you, he will respect you. If he’s a jerk, he’ll turn you against God himself just to get what he wants.

And conversations are stored on the computer in a page file or in the RAM… that is until you close the AIM window, in which case this info is flushed from the system to make room for other info. That is unless you have conversation saving turned on in AIM, which is an actual option. Clearing the Temp Internet Folder will not erase this data.

Even if all that dat was saved on the hard drive, though, the idiots at Best Buy wouldn’t be able to turn the computer on much less find this info. You’re probably safe anyway.

Quick question to this reply, why do you think all men are pigs? And yes, that is true, I shall go a step further and explain how to turn this feature off:

Open IM, go to tools -> options -> messages and make sure box is not ticked click OK or apply both works!

HELLo from the HELL …..

Ok,
The hard drive is just a secondary storage device also known as ‘Winchister Disk’.
It contains several divisions (such as C: D: E: …..)known as drives.
Generally the C: drive contains the settings of the Operating System, and also ‘Boot’ the system.
The other drives contain the data stored by the user.
Is that enough ???
Take care
Bye…
:)

A S L ?? Plz !!

Eugene(troll patrol) wrote:

davy128 wrote:
Not that it’s much of my business, but maybe you should take a step back and see if your mom has any valid points concerning this guy. Remember, ALL guys are disgusting pigs. Even the nice ones. Don’t get caught up in this too much. If he starts playing you against your mom, you should stop him and confront him about it. If he likes you, he will respect you. If he’s a jerk, he’ll turn you against God himself just to get what he wants.

And conversations are stored on the computer in a page file or in the RAM… that is until you close the AIM window, in which case this info is flushed from the system to make room for other info. That is unless you have conversation saving turned on in AIM, which is an actual option. Clearing the Temp Internet Folder will not erase this data.

Even if all that dat was saved on the hard drive, though, the idiots at Best Buy wouldn’t be able to turn the computer on much less find this info. You’re probably safe anyway.

Quick question to this reply, why do you think all men are pigs? And yes, that is true, I shall go a step further and explain how to turn this feature off:

Open IM, go to tools -> options -> messages and make sure box is not ticked click OK or apply both works!

Because, first of all, I am one. Males have a tendency to think about the physical part of the relationship more and females think about the emotional part and the “connection.” That’s just how we’re wired. Do I let this take over my actions and behaviors? No, because I am capable of controlling them. Why? Because I was taught how by parents, mentors, friends etc. and not in any special formal setting either. Males who do not have anyone to turn to or teach them may turn out different (notice I said MAY).

Second, I have seen it: during my time in highschool, as well as during my 4 brothers and sisters time in highschool. All the stories (and yes, they could be exaggerated) points to this difference in wiring. Boys think they are going to get action and girls think they are going to become closer. That’s just how it is. It’s not an excuse for boys to act disrespectful nor is it an excuse to let boys/men who have had no proper role models off the hook when they do something wrong. But it IS how it IS.

davy128 wrote:

Eugene(troll patrol) wrote:

davy128 wrote:
Not that it’s much of my business, but maybe you should take a step back and see if your mom has any valid points concerning this guy. Remember, ALL guys are disgusting pigs. Even the nice ones. Don’t get caught up in this too much. If he starts playing you against your mom, you should stop him and confront him about it. If he likes you, he will respect you. If he’s a jerk, he’ll turn you against God himself just to get what he wants.

And conversations are stored on the computer in a page file or in the RAM… that is until you close the AIM window, in which case this info is flushed from the system to make room for other info. That is unless you have conversation saving turned on in AIM, which is an actual option. Clearing the Temp Internet Folder will not erase this data.

Even if all that dat was saved on the hard drive, though, the idiots at Best Buy wouldn’t be able to turn the computer on much less find this info. You’re probably safe anyway.

Quick question to this reply, why do you think all men are pigs? And yes, that is true, I shall go a step further and explain how to turn this feature off:

Open IM, go to tools -> options -> messages and make sure box is not ticked click OK or apply both works!

Because, first of all, I am one. Males have a tendency to think about the physical part of the relationship more and females think about the emotional part and the “connection.” That’s just how we’re wired. Do I let this take over my actions and behaviors? No, because I am capable of controlling them. Why? Because I was taught how by parents, mentors, friends etc. and not in any special formal setting either. Males who do not have anyone to turn to or teach them may turn out different (notice I said MAY).

Second, I have seen it: during my time in highschool, as well as during my 4 brothers and sisters time in highschool. All the stories (and yes, they could be exaggerated) points to this difference in wiring. Boys think they are going to get action and girls think they are going to become closer. That’s just how it is. It’s not an excuse for boys to act disrespectful nor is it an excuse to let boys/men who have had no proper role models off the hook when they do something wrong. But it IS how it IS.

Don’t forget not all men are like that (poster)!

If I sent email from my aol account, and wanted to delete all trace of this email; whate would I have to do?

lugoclir wrote:
If I sent email from my aol account, and wanted to delete all trace of this email; whate would I have to do?

you would have to delete the file from your outbox, or sent mail folder. then empty your trash. then go to the person who recieved the e-mail and delete the message from their inbox and trash. Then, go to AOL and the Mail host of the person who recieved the email (if they are different) and get on their mail server and delete the message traces from the log files. You might also have to delete some log files on the ISP servers and maybe a few other proxies or even DNS servers… depending on how much they log.

is that any help?