5 Things to Check Before You Get Rid of Your Old Gadgets — fieldguide.gizmodo.com

Whether you're raising some funds on eBay or passing on your phone to a nephew or niece, you want to make sure you don't leave any trace of your activities on there. You also need to make sure the new owner isn't locked out by your old accounts. Here's a simple checklist to work through before waving goodbye to an old phone, tablet or computer. Your phone, tablet or laptop no doubt has a ton of music, photos, videos and documents on it that are pretty important. Is all of this stuff backed up somewhere else? Can you get at it easily? Tools like iCloud, Dropbox and OneDrive make life easier than it once was, but do an audit of everything that's important to make sure.

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