Whether you are selling off your old gadget or giving them out to your relation,friends etc. Be sure you dont leave any trace of your activities on there. Also be sure the new owner isnt locked out by your old activities. Here we outline some of the five things to consider before waving goodbye to your old phones, tablet or computer.

1. SAFEGUARD YOUR WORKS

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 you can access them again when you need them.

It’s usually the not-so-obvious files that catch people out: Old desktop programs you can’t easily download again, videos that are in some obscure folder you’ve forgotten about addresses you’ve saved in a text file somewhere, or mobile apps that don’t have some kind of automatic backup and restore facility. Check and double-check that everything is covered.

2. SIGN OUT FROM ALL ACCOUNTS.

In some cases, not signing out of or deactivating certain accounts can cause you problems further down the line. In the case of an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, Apple advises sign out of iCloud before you delete everything that’s on the device so that the next owner doesn’t run into problems.

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