Format server when transferring hosts?

[BigBen]

Should I bother with deleting files on an old dedicated server if I switch hosts?

[LiveDose]

Why would you do that?

[baddog]

I guess if you are paranoid and/or don't trust the old host you could

[chodadog]

I guess if you are paranoid and/or don't trust the old host you could

Or the next guy who happens to come along and use it. There's nothing stopping someone recovering previously deleted files.

[baddog]

Or the next guy who happens to come along and use it. There's nothing stopping someone recovering previously deleted files.

I don't know of a host that doesn't wipe and reinstall the OS on a drive before turning it over to a new customer