If you are about to recycle or donate a desktop or laptop computer, watch this video first and learn how to remove your computer’s hard drive. I show you how to remove a hard drive from a PC, and then I show you how to remove a hard drive from your laptop.

Even if you want to donate your computer to a refurbishing organization, remove and destroy the hard drive, because sensitive personal data CAN be retrieved from a hard drive that has been erased by a magnet or a software program.