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

A typical home desktop computer or laptop hard drive can contain your social security number, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, and website logins and passwords. This information can remain ...

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