Where to get rid of old computer

cashmonger

I forgot I have an old amd3200 computer in the other room which I never use so it would be good to get rid of it rather than move with it.

It took my mum like 6 months to find someone to take her old computer but then that might have been to do with her living in a very rural area.

I would prefer it found some functional use rather than just being scrapped.

50Twuncle

cashmonger wrote: »

I forgot I have an old amd3200 computer in the other room which I never use so it would be good to get rid of it rather than move with it.

It took my mum like 6 months to find someone to take her old computer but then that might have been to do with her living in a very rural area.

I would prefer it found some functional use rather than just being scrapped.

Try http://www.computeraid.org/donate.html / http://www.ukitrecycling.com/charity or google for alternatives !!

toshi

cashmonger wrote: »

I forgot I have an old amd3200 computer in the other room which I never use so it would be good to get rid of it rather than move with it.

It took my mum like 6 months to find someone to take her old computer but then that might have been to do with her living in a very rural area.

I would prefer it found some functional use rather than just being scrapped.

Would you like to use this computer as a fully capable and reliable secure backup internet computer ?

Then I would suggest to install LinuxMint 18 MATE 32BIT (or if it doesn't work, try 17 MATE 32bit)

https://linuxmint.com/

(If your computer is fully working and ready to use, it is more likely to be taken by somebody as well. I have offered an older computer with LinuxMint, Wthin a couple days, the computer was collected happily.)

cashmonger

I found there is a collection at my building once a week so just gonna give it away.

SouthUKMan

Please, please remember that you run the risk of giving away your personal data when you handover your PC to someone else - no matter how old the computer is (and therefore how old and irrelevant you think any data is). Obviously no one on here has any idea what you used the computer for, but most people have their CV (with date of birth, address, etc on it), maybe a file called 'passwords 'that you created to help you remember account details, maybe bank account info, or details of your energy supplier, etc. Any or all of this information can be used by someone to create a detailed profile of 'you' and use it to impersonate you with the aim of defrauding you. Don't trust your hard drive to a stranger. Either remove and physically destroy the drive, or use specialist data shredder software to make your data unrecoverable. Simply deleting files is no good - as they can be recovered in full.

DavidP24

https://www.Freecycle.org

letsbehonest

Remove the hard drive and leave the case outside your house, before long someone will nick it.

Frozen_up_north

cashmonger wrote: »

I found there is a collection at my building once a week so just gonna give it away.

As others have said, take out the hard drive and destroy it first. You might not think there is anything important on the PC, there will be and it is recoverable.

A friend was given a business laptop when they were upgrading and said the hard drive had been cleaned by a computer shop... it was still full of files containing billing and account information.

The only safe way to ensure a hard drive contains nothing of value is to treat it to a good few blows from a lump hammer, or if you are paranoid cut it up with a "gas axe".

unforeseen

If it is a collection arranged by your company then unless the policy is to remove the hdds first then part of the contract will be for secure destruction/wiping of the hard drive. If that isn't in the contract then they are being screwed over.

Moon_Keh

DavidP24 wrote: »

www.Freecycle.org

I've offered stuff on Freecycle a number of times; some stuff goes and some really doesn't! You can never tell what will or won't. It's worth a week to try.

What I've done on a number of occasions with things that I just want to give away (and don't attract attention after a week or two on Freecycle) is stick it on eBay for a quid, collection only. I reckon it reaches a wider audience, and has been fairly successful for me.

As others have said, before getting rid, remove the hard drive and give it a serious injury.

boliston

I always keep my old pc as a spare.