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do i need to do anything else

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  • 08-09-2018 4:10pm
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    talkie2
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭


    selling an old i3 laptop with windows 7 on it, i took personal photos and videos of it and deleting history,passwords and so on,

    is that all i need to do


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    FanadMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    talkie2 wrote: »
    selling an old i3 laptop with windows 7 on it, i took personal photos and videos of it and deleting history,passwords and so on,

    is that all i need to do

    Do a factory reset to out of box setup.


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    talkie2
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭talkie2


    FanadMan wrote: »
    Do a factory reset to out of box setup.

    thanks, will factory reset leave the operating system intact


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    FanadMan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,820 ✭✭✭FanadMan


    talkie2 wrote: »
    thanks, will factory reset leave the operating system intact

    It'll leave it the way you got it first. Just Windows and pre-installed programs installed.


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    FishOnABike
    Registered Users Posts: 4,473 ✭✭✭FishOnABike


    I'd advise doing a secure wipe of the free space and swap file using a utility like eraser or ccleaner to prevent anything you have deleted being undeleted or recovered.


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