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Selling older laptop with data on it

09-01-2023 11:34AM

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pummice

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Which is the best and quickest way to remove any user data on it -
reset it to factory default?
remove the hard drive and then sell it on?
other?

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#2 11-01-2023 10:54PM

Capt'n Midnight

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factory default will delete but not overwrite files by default
Secure erase - https://dban.org/
some business laptops have a BIOS option to wipe drive
if you remove the drive make sure you hand over all the adaptors or brackets as some are model specific

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