Author: Scott Wright

Securely Delete Old Devices – Links

Scott Wright

Recova (Windows)

https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva

Disk Drill (Windows and Mac)

https://cleverfiles.com

IOS Factory Reset

https://support.apple.com/en-us/108931

Android Factory Reset

https://www.howtogeek.com/130611/how-to-factory-reset-your-android-phone-or-tablet/

Windows Factory Reset

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/reset-your-pc-0ef73740-b927-549b-b7c9-e6f2b48d275e

Modern Mac Factory Reset

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102664

Older (Intel Based) Mac Factory Reset

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102639

KillDisk

https://www.killdisk.com/eraser.html

Darik’s Boot and Nuke

https://sourceforge.net/projects/dban/

ShredOS

https://github.com/PartialVolume/shredos.x86_64

Download link for CDBurnerXP (Make Bootable DVD from .iso Files – Windows only)

https://ninite.com/cdburnerxp/

Download link for creating bootable USB media (Works with Windows and Mac)

https://etcher.balena.io

All in one Cradle device

Click here for amazon product page

Windows – How to Format an External Drive

–https://www.howtogeek.com/317762/how-to-erase-and-format-a-drive-in-windows/

Mac – How to Format an External Drive

https://www.howtogeek.com/255251/how-to-erase-and-format-a-usb-drive-on-your-mac/

Advanced Computer Resources LLC in Ypslilanti (Takes old computers, batteries, etc.  Free pickup for 20+ items.)

https://acrgreen.org

Goodwill

https://www.goodwill.org/

Washtenaw Cleanup Days (registration required – takes just about anything)

https://www.washtenaw.org/county-cleanup-days