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Kipper is King · 08-04-2014, 12:06 PM

I'm about to put my HP laptop running windows 8 up for sale. What are some things I should do with the 500GB hard drive and 32GB SSD that contains the recovery image?

I have heard that simply reformatting the drive may not protect my data very well. I want the buyer to be able to use the current hardware, but I would like to ensure my own data cannot be accessed as well as possible.

08-04-2014, 12:06 PM	#1
Kipper is King Pants Tent Join Date: Apr 2006 Exp:	Preparing a laptop hard drive before selling it? I'm about to put my HP laptop running windows 8 up for sale. What are some things I should do with the 500GB hard drive and 32GB SSD that contains the recovery image? I have heard that simply reformatting the drive may not protect my data very well. I want the buyer to be able to use the current hardware, but I would like to ensure my own data cannot be accessed as well as possible. __________________ KIPPER IS KING Last edited by Kipper is King; 08-04-2014 at 04:21 PM.