You can just toss that old hard drive in a drawer, which is the cheapest way to be sure nobody will access it, but if you’d just like to be rid of it, I’d recommend destroying it. Jim Rossman / TNS I ...

I wrote about data sanitization using the IEEE P2883 standard back in 2022. This is a standard for sanitization of the data in storage devices using certified methods that work on each storage type.

Ever wonder what to do with old hard drives? Here's the right way to destroy an old hard drive. The post How to Destroy a Hard Drive appeared first on Family Handyman.

Once your data is backed up, perform a full reset of Windows 10. Go to Settings, then Update & Security, then Recovery, and choose Reset this PC. Next, select Remove everything and then choose to ...