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Laptop with a blank trade-in tag and a small desktop PC with a red USB stick on a shop counter

Trading In Your PC or Laptop? Wipe It Before th...

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A trade-in is a timed handover to someone else's process. Here is how to meet the scheme's rules, avoid the account locks that kill a valuation, and erase the drive...

Trading In Your PC or Laptop? Wipe It Before th...

RedKey USB

A trade-in is a timed handover to someone else's process. Here is how to meet the scheme's rules, avoid the account locks that kill a valuation, and erase the drive...

Row of closed laptops with blank asset labels, a red USB stick, keys and a return form

Returning Leased Laptops? How to Wipe Them With...

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Leased laptops go back to their owner, but the data on them is still yours. This guide shows how to wipe a lease return properly while respecting the agreement, and...

Returning Leased Laptops? How to Wipe Them With...

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Leased laptops go back to their owner, but the data on them is still yours. This guide shows how to wipe a lease return properly while respecting the agreement, and...

Stack of five closed business laptops with a red USB stick, a cardboard box and a blank clipboard

Donating Old Business Computers? How to Wipe Th...

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Giving retired office PCs to a charity or school is a good thing to do, but your data duties do not transfer with the hardware. Here is how to plan...

Donating Old Business Computers? How to Wipe Th...

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Giving retired office PCs to a charity or school is a good thing to do, but your data duties do not transfer with the hardware. Here is how to plan...

Closed silver aluminium notebook with a red USB stick in its side port on a walnut desk

How to Wipe a Mac Before Selling It: The Right ...

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The right way to wipe a Mac depends on whether it has Apple silicon, a T2 chip or an older Intel setup. Here is how to tell, what to sign...

How to Wipe a Mac Before Selling It: The Right ...

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The right way to wipe a Mac depends on whether it has Apple silicon, a T2 chip or an older Intel setup. Here is how to tell, what to sign...

Open laptop with a dark error screen and a red USB stick in the side port under a desk lamp

How to Wipe a Laptop That Won't Boot Before You...

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A broken Windows installation does not protect the files on the drive. This guide shows how to work out what still works, wipe from USB without opening the case, and...

How to Wipe a Laptop That Won't Boot Before You...

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A broken Windows installation does not protect the files on the drive. This guide shows how to work out what still works, wipe from USB without opening the case, and...

Hard drive with a brass padlock on dark slate, a laptop lock screen and a red USB stick nearby

How to Protect the Data on Your Hard Drive, fro...

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A login password does not protect the drive itself. Here is how to secure the data on a hard drive or SSD while you use it, and how to remove...

How to Protect the Data on Your Hard Drive, fro...

RedKey USB

A login password does not protect the drive itself. Here is how to secure the data on a hard drive or SSD while you use it, and how to remove...