I imagine in many cases that's exactly what they do, assuming they even bother to format if they want to get rid quickly.
A more enterprising thief however might wonder if there's something else there, even if he's just after naughty pictures.
Assuming you haven't used encryption it's very easy to get data off a computer if you are even a little bit technical.
Simply take the disk out and insert it into another computer or just reboot the same computer using a Linux live CD, all the files and everything from the NTFS partition will just be displayed and available. No need for the administrator password at all, regardless of what file permissions were set.
A more enterprising thief however might wonder if there's something else there, even if he's just after naughty pictures.
Assuming you haven't used encryption it's very easy to get data off a computer if you are even a little bit technical. Simply take the disk out and insert it into another computer or just reboot the same computer using a Linux live CD, all the files and everything from the NTFS partition will just be displayed and available. No need for the administrator password at all, regardless of what file permissions were set.