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How to erase documents on a printer before sale or disposal

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<p>It’s right to be paranoid about what happens with your hardware devices after they leave your hands. Researchers have <a href="https://www.forensicswiki.org/wiki/Residual_Data_on_Used_Equipment" rel="nofollow">gone to thrift stores and company surplus shops[/url] and acquired computers, hard drives, and other equipment, and found that improperly erased drives or information stored <a href="https://www.scmagazineuk.com/two-thirds-of-used-hard-drives-hold-personally-identifiable-data/article/530457/" rel="nofollow">private data[/url] in nooks and crannies remained for the taking.</p><p>Macworld reader Michael wrote in wondering about whether he needed to worry about that with his printer, specifically a Canon MX310:</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3269795/printers/how-to-erase-documents-on-a-printer-before-sale-or-disposal.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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