8 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }}
8 {{ upvoteCount | shortNum }}

Photos that are not mine on my computer

by Scott Ames
7 replies
  • OFF TOPIC
    • |
I had a hard drive crash, one that I had transferred a lot of photos to from my C: drive. Since the files used to be on the C drive I thought I could recover many of them, which I did.

What I have though are lots of photos that are not mine. They are not professional and don't appear to be from the internet temp files. I have various amateur shots from construction sites around Vegas. I know no one in household took them.

The only thing I can think of is that I purchased the computer as "refurbished". Do you suppose those are from another user that may have owned the computer? That's my best guess. If so... woah!! I wonder what else I could have found had I done the scan when the computer first came to me. Wow.
  • Profile picture of the author MerlynSanchez
    That's scary. Can you imagine if you had child pornography on it and had to take it in for repair?
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4048370].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author yukon
    Banned
    No, what's scary is people that get rid of their old computers without physically removing the hard drive.

    That blows my mind that anyone would leave a hard drive in a PC that they are trashing or selling.

    I hauled off some trash a while back to the local recycling center, they had all kinds of old PCs laying around.

    How many folks do you think do their taxes online with a personal computer (a lot). That's lots of personal info.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4048401].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    So publish them online and see if anyone claims em.
    Signature

    Sal
    When the Roads and Paths end, learn to guide yourself through the wilderness
    Beyond the Path

    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4048618].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author John Durham
    This has been a weird two weeks for computers... They are starting to make me paranoid honestly. Im half convinced that people can send you links that when clicked enable them to just see into your whole house.

    I have been shown some crazy things by brilliant hackers that I wish I didnt know people could do.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4048783].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author HeySal
      Originally Posted by John Durham View Post

      This has been a weird two weeks for computers... They are starting to make me paranoid honestly. Im half convinced that people can send you links that when clicked enable them to just see into your whole house.

      I have been shown some crazy things by brilliant hackers that I wish I didnt know people could do.
      Yeah but they only do it when the guy out front in the van texts them that they'll "have fun watching this one".
      Signature

      Sal
      When the Roads and Paths end, learn to guide yourself through the wilderness
      Beyond the Path

      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4048857].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Roaddog
    Same thing happened to me.....nothing really weird about it, some one forgot to wipe the hard drive.

    Hell, the family on mine looked so happy, I wanted them to adopted me...


    Some people still think when you delete something it's gone.
    It isn't, it just allows that 'space' to be overwritten. If it's overwritten even, sometimes you can still get it back.

    There is a feature on ccleaner where you can wipe free space...it's a good feature to use to cleanse the remaining fragments of things...IMO
    Signature
    KimW a Fellow Warrior Who Really Needs Help
    Ken Strong Cancer Donation | Keep Ken Strong WSO





    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4048858].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author forcory
    I think its not scary as Merlyn Sanchez imagined it, its cool!
    Signature
    decorative concrete
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[4048870].message }}

Trending Topics