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How can I recycle my old MacBookPro without risk?

How & where can I recycle my old computer? Should I wipe or destroy the hard drive first? Or can I trust someone to do this for me?

Judy

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14

Posted on Oct 24, 2019 1:39 PM

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Posted on Oct 24, 2019 4:20 PM

This is where you can trade-in/recycle your Mac. > Apple Trade In - Apple

Follow these instructions on what to do before you trade-in/recycle it: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support

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Oct 24, 2019 4:20 PM in response to jdberman

This is where you can trade-in/recycle your Mac. > Apple Trade In - Apple

Follow these instructions on what to do before you trade-in/recycle it: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support

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Oct 24, 2019 4:26 PM in response to jdberman

If you want to be 100% sure, you can take out the hard drive/SSD and use a hammer on it before throwing it away. Unless you had your drive encrypted, the erase feature is not at anywhere near 100%, so some info may or may not be recoverable, especially on SSDs.

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