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Tip of the Week: Securely deleting data before selling/donating
Whether you donate, recycle or sell your old computer, keeping it out of the landfill is critical. Another major issue to contend with is your personal information that is likely strewn throughout the hard drive.
Before you do anything with your old computer, you should give some serious thought as to what of value to an identity thief might be on the drive. If there is anything that you need to get rid of, |
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