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 ...

Sometimes you need to reset your Mac to make things right. Maybe it’s running a bit too slow for your taste, or you're dealing with a intrusive glitch with the software. Of course, the process of ...

Selling your old tech can put cash in your pocket, but don’t forget your devices store sensitive data that you don’t want a stranger to access. Your smart speaker, for example, knows your location and ...

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 ...

Here's the thrilling conclusion to last week's episode, namely, how to properly reformat — erase — your old Mac's hard disk so its data can never be recovered. First, back up the data on your old Mac ...

Resetting a Mac with an M-series chip is easier now with macOS Monterey or later. Back up your Mac before erasing it to avoid losing non-Apple software data. Log out of all services and programs, then ...

Before you recycle or resell your old PC, there are several steps you should take to preserve your data and privacy, from transferring software to wiping your machine. Lance is an experienced writer ...

HELSINKI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jetico, developer of best-in-class data wiping and data encryption software, has today announced support for Apple’s first own Mac processor. With this update, BCWipe and ...

macOS offers a number of drive encryption options. With a Mac with a T2 chip built in, the startup volume is always encrypted. On other Macs, enabling FileVault encrypts that volume. (On all Macs, ...

Selling your old tech can put cash in your pocket, but don’t forget your devices store sensitive data that you don’t want a stranger to access. Your smart speaker, for example, knows your location and ...