Recycle Old Computers

Before you recyle old computers by sending them to CPR Computer recycling, you should follow our best practices guide below so as to ensure that any private data is kept private prior to sending it to us or asking us to collect your old computer

Pictures and Documents Stored On Your Old Computer

Even though you have copied all your pictures and documents onto your new computer, your old computer may still have traces of this information on the hard drive. In My Documents or in the recycle bin. Be sure to check all these areas and delete all your private data before sending your old computer for recycling.

Cookies and Browsing History

Aside from deleting all your pictures and documents because of the way that computers work, your browser, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome etc, will have allowed certain information to stay on your laptop even after you have copied all your pictures and documents to your new computer. Browsing history, cookies and other information retained by these browsers can reveal important information about you so it is importanmt to clear this data befor recycling your old computer. There are many ways to do this but by far the best option is to get hold of a free copy of CCleaner. After installation, this softare will clear all the cookies and browsing history from your old laptop in one go.

Uninstall Software

If you have installed 3rd party software on your computer, you should uninstall this before sending it for recycling. Some software holds onto your passwords or other private information about you and so even if you are not sure, from your control panel, using programs and features, uninstall all 3rd party programs from your computer.

Wipe Free Space on your Old Computer

Many people think that because a computer has free space that there is no data on that part of the disc. This sadley isn't entirely true. So, now that you have a copy of CCleaner, you should wipe all free space on your C drive.

Recycle Old Computers with CPR

Of course if you are not sure what you are doing, you can rely on CPR Computer Recycling to do all of the above and more for you. There is no charge to clean up your entire computer and infact, even if you have carried out all the recommendations above, we shal go through them all anyway when we receive your computer for recycling.

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