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Donate a computer safely

Donate a computer safely

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Donate a computer safely

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- If you have a computer you're not using, donating it to a charity, or passing it along to someone who can use it, is a very nice thing to do. Better that someone use it than have it collect dust, and take up space in your closet or garage. The first thing to do in preparing your computer to donate, is to make sure it works well and correctly. If the computer is older than eight years or so, it's probably not going to be that useful to anyone. While some old hardware will run alright, even browsing the web on a computer that's nearly a decade old, can be an exercise in frustration. It's not very helpful to donate or hand down a broken system either. So if your computer is a little bit dodgy, if it freezes up, or shuts off on its own, or if the keyboard doesn't work, or if the screen is broken, harvest any parts from it that you might use, like a hard drive, and dispose of it according to your local regulations. Many places here in the US have e-waste facilities that will dispose of a…

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