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How to Dispose of Electronics
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Content: If there’s any content on your device that you want to keep, back it up on another device or external hard drive first. Make sure your data is encrypted (iPhones do this automatically but for Androids, you may have to do it manually in your Settings menu). Then restore the electronic device to its original factory settings through a factory reset. [ 4]
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To do a factory reset on your phone or tablet, go into your settings menu. On iPhones or iPads, tap “General” and then “Reset.” On Androids, tap “Security” followed by “Security Wipe” (for a Blackberry) or “About” followed by “Reset” (for Windows phones). [ 5]
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Removing the SIM or SD card is another step to take against identity theft. Sometimes it will still contain data after a factory reset so take it out of the device and destroy it. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/6\/68\/Dispose-of-Electronics-Step-3.jpg\/v4-460px-Dispose-of-Electronics-Step-3.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/6\/68\/Dispose-of-Electronics-Step-3.jpg\/aid10368594-v4-728px-Dispose-of-Electronics-Step-3.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>License: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a> (screenshot)<br>\n<\/p><\/div>"}
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Take the device to a school, senior center, or community center.