Before you throw away that old computer, learn about the free recycling programs offered by retailers like Best Buy, Staples and Apple.

To donate to Goodwill, use Dell's How to Recycle page to find a drop-off location. You can also rid of your old computer through Best Buy, either over the mail or in person. To recycle the computer, ...

Once your data is backed up, perform a full reset of Windows 10. Go to Settings, then Update & Security, then Recovery, and choose Reset this PC. Next, select Remove everything and then choose to ...

You can just toss that old hard drive in a drawer, which is the cheapest way to be sure nobody will access it, but if you’d just like to be rid of it, I’d recommend destroying it. Jim Rossman / TNS I ...