You can wipe a hard drive much easier now with the help of your Windows 10 Settings menu and the Disk Utility manager in a Mac's Recovery Mode. It's also possible to wipe a Mac data drive through the ...

If you're ready to replace your old PC and hand it down to a friend or family member, you'll need to wipe your data and reset it. Follow these instructions to make sure you do it the right way.

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Many families have welcomed new PCs into their homes, thanks to back-to-school and Labor Day sales, leaving older ...

That photo you deleted last year? Still recoverable. Kim Komando reveals the cloud backup trap and factory reset failures ...

When you sell a computer, it is always in your best interest to completely erase all of the data on your hard drive before the computer changes hands. Even small, seemingly inconsequential pieces of ...

Brian Ellis wants to know the best way to secure an old PC for a new owner. Anyone with a cheap data recovery program can recover your recently deleted files–even if you’ve emptied the recycle bin.

Toshiba has announced [PDF link] a new hard-drive technology, WIPE, that can automatically delete sensitive data on loss of power or should the HDD be removed. Intended for Toshiba self-encrypting ...

HELSINKI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jetico, developer of best-in-class data wiping software, announced today the new release of BCWipe — Enterprise Edition. By using a web browser, administrators are empowered ...

Memory sticks are convenient tools for storing data on compact, easily transferable devices. After a time, you may wish to remove sensitive information from a memory stick -- perhaps data related to ...

Smartphones aren’t smart enough to wipe themselves clean of personal or business data when stolen or lost, but wiping a phone remotely keeps your private information out of the hands of the wrong ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Got an old laptop laying around? By selling it or donating it to someone, you can clear up space in your home, maybe earn ...