Is it safe to use a computer without knowing the files it contains?

Original title: keep this computer?

It gave me a computer by a person since I was a new single parent and can't afford it and have not had a more than a year. The problem is I do not know the previous owner and there are 100 of its files on it and she's still on as an administrator, so I can't delete anything. Can I use this pc or not, not knowing what is in all the files? Also I buy two PCs last year for like $40 off Criags list, I got ripped off because it wasn't working, the an and the other that I screwed up because I became 'clear' the crazy. The reason is my soon to be ex husband would hack into each of my email boxes over the years where we were married and my emails would get even sent a text message on his phone, don't ask me how, but I saw it. So I went a little crazy, erasing things afraid someone will see all my stuff again, I don't know what's on a pc which is supposed to be there and what follows you and ect. and should not be there or is spyware or something so it's the word just for someone hacking and tracking you? Where do you take classes pc free/low cost to? I don't want to spoil this pc too (in fear) if I can find a way to access the previous owners files!

If the PC is a PC brand manufacturer may a hidden restore partition, if she, or you have been provided with the recovery discs, you can restore the PC provided that the factory, all its contents will be destroyed in the process, and it will be like when it was first purchased.

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