You can destroy a hard drive by wiping its contents and disassembling its parts for ultimate security.

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Whether you want to sell your Windows PC, Mac, or Chromebook or give it a fresh start, you need to wipe it first. Here's how.

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You can still make an external macOS bootable drive, but Apple's tighter security procedures mean you have to prepare for it ...