Quote from SteveM on November 10, 2019, 6:17 pm

Whether you're selling it, trashing it, or reusing it, that old computer of yours has a bunch of extremely private data stored inside.

And there's a good chance that tossing files in the recycling bin and hitting factory reset won't protect you. If a hacker finds the pattern your computer used to move those 0s and 1s around, they can reverse engineer the original state of your computer and pull out the goods.

This guide will take you through how to factory reset your computer or take a step beyond that by hiring a professional company to ensure your data has been destroyed (or smash up the computer yourself).