There’s a trick to thoroughly wiping all your data before you junk your old external solid state drive—or even computer.

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Disk Cleanup is another utility that is accessible regardless of your Windows version. The easiest way to open it is to search for "Disk Cleanup" in the search bar and bring up the window.