HT201318 Does deleting all of the users work to wipe a computer to sell?

I had an old computer that I was trying to sell and when I went to wipe it out before the buyer picked it up, I deleted all of the users on the device to get rid of my old files. When I went to check that the hard drive was empty, it showed that it was still somewhat full. Is the data still there, If yes, where did it go?

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1414
follow the link above and it will explane how to do one
but if you hold the home key and the power key tell the apple logo shows then lkeep holding the power key then it will go into recovery mode this helps me with most of my issues

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