I’m looking to sell my laptop. I’ve used stuff like DBAN before but that nukes the whole drive obviously. Is there any good way to leave the OS intact after a reset but also make sure that there’s no recoverable data?

Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks!

Edit to add: I don’t have the product key for the pre installed Windows 10 OS. Maybe there’s a way to recover that and reinstall after a full wipe?

  • ShunkW@lemmy.worldOP
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    4 months ago

    I understand where you’re coming from, but again, I’m trying to sell this quickly through Facebook marketplace or the like. I don’t think I’m gonna have a wide audience for people looking for a Linux based laptop that are local and offering cash.

    • PlasticExistence@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      4 months ago

      You’re correct about that, and generally anyone interested in a Linux distro is going to know (and want!) to install it themselves anyway.