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I have relatively new W10 laptop I'd like to pass on to young relative, Do I reset to factory
settings or do I need to format the hard drive so he can start off fresh with none of my stuff
on it? Either way - is it simple task?
Many thanks
settings or do I need to format the hard drive so he can start off fresh with none of my stuff
on it? Either way - is it simple task?
Many thanks
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You don't need to do either. Simply delete all your personal files (such as documents and pictures) - after you've copied them to your new computer first, obviously!
Next, uninstall any software that you don't want to leave on the laptop (such as banking software or a program that backs up your data to the cloud).
After that, delete all of your browser's bookmarks and clear its cache and cookies. (Instructions available on request; please say which browser you use).
If you've got any other software that you might have 'personalised' in some way, remove that personalisation.
Then ( and here's the important bit!) wipe the free space on the drive, rendering all your deleted files unrecoverable. You've got a choice of two ways of doing that. You can either use the 'cipher' command which is built into Windows or use CCleaner. Instructions here:
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I most definitely would NOT format the hard drive, as that would leave you needing reinstall Windows (and, once you'd done that, the laptop would probably only work at a crawl for ages while it spent weeks reinstalling all of the Windows updates). Resetting the laptop to its 'out of the box' state would be a lot easier but it might still leave your files accessible by file recovery software (or, depending upon how the reset function works, even still openly accessible).
Next, uninstall any software that you don't want to leave on the laptop (such as banking software or a program that backs up your data to the cloud).
After that, delete all of your browser's bookmarks and clear its cache and cookies. (Instructions available on request; please say which browser you use).
If you've got any other software that you might have 'personalised' in some way, remove that personalisation.
Then ( and here's the important bit!) wipe the free space on the drive, rendering all your deleted files unrecoverable. You've got a choice of two ways of doing that. You can either use the 'cipher' command which is built into Windows or use CCleaner. Instructions here:
https:/
I most definitely would NOT format the hard drive, as that would leave you needing reinstall Windows (and, once you'd done that, the laptop would probably only work at a crawl for ages while it spent weeks reinstalling all of the Windows updates). Resetting the laptop to its 'out of the box' state would be a lot easier but it might still leave your files accessible by file recovery software (or, depending upon how the reset function works, even still openly accessible).
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