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Five questions. One plan for this device.

Nothing you choose here is stored. The result names the NIST SP 800-88r2 method to aim for, why, the maker's documented erase, and a four-stage checklist you can print.

1 What is it?

Windows PC or laptop Mac with Apple silicon or the T2 chip Older Intel Mac without the T2 chip iPhone or iPad Android phone or tablet Chromebook External hard drive or SSD USB stick or memory card Printer, copier or scanner with storage Server or NAS (plan one drive at a time)

2 What kind of storage? Only for Windows PCs, external drives and servers

Hard disk (spinning) SSD (SATA or NVMe) Soldered flash (eMMC) Not sure

On Windows, open "Defragment and Optimize Drives" from the Start menu: its Media type column says Solid state drive or Hard disk drive.

3 Does it still work?

Yes, it starts and works No, it is dead or damaged

4 Where is it going?

Staying with us (reuse inside) Leaving us (sell, give away, donate) Going back at lease end To a recycler To be destroyed

5 How sensitive is what was on it?

Low Ordinary personal files, nothing about other people. Moderate Customer, client, staff or money records; anything you promised to keep private. High Health, legal, government or other records that would do serious harm if they got out.

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Answer the five questions. For a server or NAS, plan each drive on its own: they can differ.

The planner applies four plain rules drawn from NIST SP 800-88r2; see how it decides.

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