Deleting a Windows 7 user folder removes all personalized settings and data in addition to any files or folders stored in folders specific to the user's account, such as the user's "My Documents ...

Your computer, phone, or tablet holds all kinds of personal information about you, and before you sell, return, recycle, or donate it, you should make sure to delete all of that information correctly.

Whether you want to sell your Windows PC, Mac, or Chromebook or give it a fresh start, you need to wipe it first. Here's how.

Before passing on your old computer to persons unknown, you should make sure your data isn't falling into the wrong hands. Both Windows and Mac OS X make it pretty easy to completely erase your ...

To really wipe a drive clean, users will need to run secure-erase software. For Windows, the best bet is the command-line utility SDelete (free), which writes over the space on the drive.