Selling your old tech can put cash in your pocket, but don’t forget your devices store sensitive data that you don’t want a stranger to access. Your smart speaker, for example, knows your location and ...
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You Need to Do More Than Delete Files on an External Drive to Make Them Permanently Disappear
There’s a trick to thoroughly wiping all your data before you junk your old external solid state drive—or even computer.
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Your deleted files haunt old hard drives, here's how to purge them
Deleting a file on a computer rarely means it is gone. On traditional hard drives and many solid-state drives, what ...
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Windows 10 is about to die, don’t let your data go with it — how to securely wipe your PC before it’s retired
After nearly a decade of service, Windows 10 is reaching its end of support on October 14, 2025. After that date, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates or technical support for the ...
Before you junk your old computer or external solid state drive, here’s how to thoroughly wipe all your data, because it’s ...
If you have any licensed software, deactivate and remove it. You can then wipe the drive to remove any traces of personal data. You’ll then want to ensure that the computer is usable for the next ...
Selling your old tech can put cash in your pocket, but don’t forget your devices store sensitive data that you don’t want a stranger to access. Your smart speaker, for example, knows your location and ...
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