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Before you throw out your old laptop, do this first
Don't just hand your laptop to a friend or secondhand store; you need to protect your personal data. There's a lot of value in keeping an old laptop.
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Before discarding an old laptop, you must first protect any personal data stored on it. While older machines can still serve as backups, family‑handed devices, or media servers, the article warns against simply handing them to friends or second‑hand shops without wiping them. If the laptop no longer has sufficient usable life, the recommended step is to securely erase its data before getting rid of the device.
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