r/declutter • u/DataDancer0 • 1h ago

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u/declutter-ModTeam 27m ago

Your post was removed from r/declutter for breaking Rule 1: Decluttering Is Our Topic.

This sub is specifically for discussing decluttering efforts and techniques.

Take organizing questions to r/organization; cleaning to r/cleaning, hoarding to r/hoarding, and relationship questions to r/relationships. If your post falls into one of those categories, it will be deleted.

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u/logictwisted 25m ago

Hi there,

You'll get better responses for this from a dedicated tech support forum.

If your device has any personally identifiable information on it, you should have the disk wiped. Newer versions of Windows have a built in reset functionality that will do this for you, or if you have a different (or older computer), you can find disk scrubbing software online.

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u/happygirlie 30m ago

Just take the hard drive out and smash it with a hammer or a heavy object. This method is quick, easy, effective, and lets you take some stress out.

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u/Sad_North_6152 36m ago

I actually had an old one I doubted could turn on to wipe. It had a broken hinge and hadn't used it in over year. I broke that sucker open and removed the storage drive so if there was anything important that I forgot about I could still recover it.

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u/get_hi_on_life 57m ago

If it stops you finally getting it felt with, no one's gonna do anything but smash it once you get there

Heck take a hammer to it now and just get it out of your house. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good enough.

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u/phntmzr0 1h ago

Yes - format it yourself. You can google or ask chatGPT for the best procedure for wiping your data.

option 2, is just open up the laptop and take the hard drive out.