Discussion To what extent will you clean up computer data, leftover ctb method materials etc. when you ctb?

[VoidDesirer22]

I will format all my computers, but I don't want to become obsessed with clearing everything. I will be dead, so what does it really matter?
There is bound to be something I'll forget, so I will just cover the main stuff.

But I have just over 2 weeks until my date so I'm getting ready.

I believe I should be disposing of my SN now that I will be using the N.
But part of me selfishly wants to keep it in the 0.01% chance the N fails.

Do any of you have these preparation plans sorted or underway? Enlighten me.

 

[lostmylove]

Windows computer is very easy to wipe. Boot DBAN off a usb, leave it connected to power source while you ctb by time you're found computer will be wiped . Easy

 

[VoidDesirer22]

Windows computer is very easy to wipe. Boot DBAN off a usb, leave it connected to power source while you ctb by time you're found computer will be wiped . Easy

I have a laptop too. I think I'll just wipe them before and confirm.

I want to listen to music on my phone so I might not hard reset my phone, but instead trash a lot of the stuff and change passcode.
I wonder if after ctb they hack into phone?

 

[lostmylove]

I have a laptop too. I think I'll just wipe them before and confirm.

I want to listen to music on my phone so I might not hard reset my phone, but instead trash a lot of the stuff and change passcode.
I wonder if after ctb they hack into phone?

I mean my feeling is they will try look at devices yes but they will not do anything super imposing like run it through phone unlock software at fbi headquarters sorta thing for a suicide. Think you shouldn't overthink you'll be good to play music on phone and shouldn't bother resetting it IMO

 

[UnravelingWinter]

Just going to shred my computer files and free disk space with file shredder software. The computer will still work, but my deleted files will be unrecoverable.

 

[Judy Garland]

Nah, I'll just keep it as is.

 

[LucieInTheDark]

I'm doing the opposite, I'm documenting everything I think, everything I do just so people can comprehend the inner workings of my mind when I'm gone
I just crave attention for some reason, even beyond the grave

 

[markimobzzdeasui]

I have already started deleting my social media accounts so that when I will ctb next month they would be impossible to recover. Although they don't have anything in them but still I don't want anyone to find and then make judgements about me through them when I am gone. I have already deleted all the files on my disk. I am still sceptical about deleting my email account that soon.

 

[its-about-time]

Nope. I wrote down passwords to my important accounts and to get on my computers and phone. Nothing to hide really. They're gonna know I died of SN so why try to hide that, I'd rather they look it up and see it's not a horrible way to go.

 

[Istanbulite]

I won't clear nada tbh. I want them to know everything about me.

 

[yeh it's all gucci]

Probly just move my game files to my external hard drive so if I fail I don't have to set everything up again and then just reset my laptop and phone to factory settings

 

[houseofleaves]

I won't clear nada tbh. I want them to know everything about me.

wait, but you would clear your browser history and log out of SS, right?

 

[miserable_existance]

I will format all my computers, but I don't want to become obsessed with clearing everything. I will be dead, so what does it really matter?
There is bound to be something I'll forget, so I will just cover the main stuff.

But I have just over 2 weeks until my date so I'm getting ready.

I believe I should be disposing of my SN now that I will be using the N.
But part of me selfishly wants to keep it in the 0.01% chance the N fails.

Do any of you have these preparation plans sorted or underway? Enlighten me.

I will format all my computers, but I don't want to become obsessed with clearing everything. I will be dead, so what does it really matter?
There is bound to be something I'll forget, so I will just cover the main stuff.

But I have just over 2 weeks until my date so I'm getting ready.

I believe I should be disposing of my SN now that I will be using the N.
But part of me selfishly wants to keep it in the 0.01% chance the N fails.

Do any of you have these preparation plans sorted or underway? Enlighten me.

i dont have energy to do anything , as of now i dont have a method , if i had energy , i would shred the data on my laptop as well my phones memory card .

 

[Istanbulite]

wait, but you would clear your browser history and log out of SS, right?

probs....not much other than that tho

 

[sharky]

What is the point of this exactly? I don't have anything "bad" on my devices and I don't care if they access my social media or anything. In fact, leaving ANYTHING might help relatives in understanding why the person did it and their thoughts. Which would be helpful

 

[Al_stargate]

I'll definitely sort out my laptop a bit, delete some things, shred free space, just to leave it less personal. I need to sort out other things as well, like donating some books and so on. Wish there was someone deserving to get my stuff, but no, my pain-in-the-ass family will get everything.

 

[VoidDesirer22]

What is the point of this exactly? I don't have anything "bad" on my devices and I don't care if they access my social media or anything. In fact, leaving ANYTHING might help relatives in understanding why the person did it and their thoughts. Which would be helpful

Could be some embarrassing stuff idk. You don't have a bunch of screenshots of old convos?. Also it is pretty unhealthy for family members if they seek to scroll through stuff. I don't know if they would, but still.

My main concern is definitely not exposing this site and the methods. Above all else, I will ensure I have removed all screenshots or notes I took from here. And that my account will be deactivated at least a few hours before consuming the N.

just to leave it less personal

This really sums it up for me too. Somehow it is ingrained in me to uphold my privacy, especially if it is an easy thing to do before I go.

I am sorry to hear your family sucks.

 

[sharky]

Could be some embarrassing stuff idk. You don't have a bunch of screenshots of old convos?. Also it is pretty unhealthy for family members if they seek to scroll through stuff. I don't know if they would, but still.

My main concern is definitely not exposing this site and the methods. Above all else, I will ensure I have removed all screenshots or notes I took from here. And that my account will be deactivated at least a few hours before consuming the N.

I don't have anything I'm embarrassed of, I think.
And in my case I didn't save anything from SS on my devices, I'll probably delete browser history. But other than that i won't delete anything. Everything that I have on my computer is my music that I made which is literally the only part of me that will be left on this earth. I just think that in some cases it could be a relief to family when they can access a device of their dead family member in order to find answers. I imagine if someone suddenly decided to take their own life and family never noticed anything, it would be really hard for them if there were no answers. Maybe even save some photos from the device. Dunno… just thinking. Might be good or bad depending on the family.

 

[Istanbulite]

What is the point of this exactly? I don't have anything "bad" on my devices and I don't care if they access my social media or anything. In fact, leaving ANYTHING might help relatives in understanding why the person did it and their thoughts. Which would be helpful

exactamente

 

[VoidDesirer22]

I don't have anything I'm embarrassed of, I think.
And in my case I didn't save anything from SS on my devices, I'll probably delete browser history. But other than that i won't delete anything. Everything that I have on my computer is my music that I made which is literally the only part of me that will be left on this earth. I just think that in some cases it could be a relief to family when they can access a device of their dead family member in order to find answers. I imagine if someone suddenly decided to take their own life and family never noticed anything, it would be really hard for them if there were no answers. Maybe even save some photos from the device. Dunno… just thinking. Might be good or bad depending on the family.

That's why I have written a comprehensive note. I have something of an FAQ format in my note that I doubt mindless scrolling would provide a better answer to.

I saved some screenshots of important threads when I got scared SS was shutting down. I have deleted them now. Just a few screenshotted quotes from here that remain, but all will be purged along with my other screenshots.

 

[Siterfau]

In my case, my phone and laptop are password-protected and encrypted, so I don't really need to do anything.

 

[The Final Solution]

I'll thermite all of my hard drives and mobile devices. Papers, notebooks and drawings will also make for a nice bonfire.

If I want my survivors to understand anything at all I'll write it down, not leave them to play detective on my computer.

 

[Graytaichi]

I dont really bother except clearing the browser. I have nothing to hide. Im a good person.

 

[ikadasui]

Not going to clear anything. Not like they'll be able to login my pc or phone afterwards anyway and police have no reason to investigate it.

 

[ineedrope]

I will wipe it all and leave notes on why I did what I did. I'm a very private person and don't want anyone going through my photos/messages/etc even after my death.

 

[GongLiFang]

I have actually thought about this a lot and to be honest, I am not sure what I will do. On the one hand for my suicide I am not even leaving a note because this decision is mine and it is private and for me so I want to leave as few parts of myself as possible that might unintentionally linger in peoples minds when I am gone. But on the other hand, a lot of the stuff on my computer is just dumb photos/memes, videogame recordings, and a few random documents so it really isn't personal stuff and I don't mind because all I do is sit at my computer all day so having it wiped clean might be suspicious?

Anyways, I think I will do a quick look through my files and programs and just clean it up as I see fit, maybe there are some files that show my inner thoughts and those I will want to wipe. But random shit isn't really a problem. I think my physical belonging are more worrisome, like journals and stuff, which I have a more intense disposal process for.

 

[jakaranda3]

formatting is not reliable if you want to erase the data. you would need to overwrite.
Personally i prefer to just have disk encryption always on. if i die, keys die with me.

 

[Foresight]

I don't know how, I'm really bad with technology. Besides, I don't really care or have anything to hide. I wouldn't do this if I was dying of something else.

 

[Seiba]

When I had my first attempt back when I was a teenager I wiped everything on my computer -- there was nothing really on it but I lived on a computer. I suppose that was a way of getting to terms with the finality? Maybe the actual answer was just idiocy. I changed all of my passwords to everything as well, and marked over them. Made it fairly annoying getting everything back.

As for now, I won't be wiping my computer. I will not be logged into SS, have the web page open, and for discord I will logout. I use a VPN on the regular so I think this is fine. I don't plan on failure obviously -- but just on the off chance I do I frankly don't want to deal with a wiped computer again.

 

[BipolarExpress]

I'll close the lid of my laptop and keep my phone locked, just in case I fail the attempt and need to go back online; there's no need to wipe everything off since my phone, iPad, and laptop are all encrypted and password-/passcode-protected. I don't think Apple would let anyone hack into my devices after I died, either.