Data erasure
A device that leaves your hands can carry your accounts, files, and saved data. This page explains how we erase a drive, what the verification pass checks, and how to request a record of the work.
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What erasure means
Erasure removes the data on a drive so the next person who uses the device cannot read it. It is different from deleting files, emptying the recycle bin, or signing out of an account. Those steps leave data behind.
How we erase a drive
The standard method is a full overwrite of the drive followed by a verification pass. If a drive cannot be overwritten, for example because it is failing, we physically destroy it. The method used is recorded on the erasure record.
The verification pass confirms that the overwrite completed on the drive we can reach. It is not a laboratory certification, and it does not recover data for a previous owner.
What the record shows
A record of the work is available on request. It names the device and its identifier, the method used, the date, and the person who did the work. The identifier lets the record be matched to the device it describes.
The record is not a condition grade and it is not a warranty. Condition is described by the grade on a resold device, and warranty coverage is set by the warranty policy.
How to request erasure
Make the request in writing. Email hello@sfcircuitpc.com, or give us a signed written request at the handoff. Include the device, the drive, and a phone number we can use if we have a question.
We complete the work within 7 business days after the written request. We will confirm when it is done and how to collect the device or the record.
You can request erasure before you resell, donate, or dispose of a device. You do not need to be buying anything from us.
Before you ask
Back up anything you want to keep. Erasure is permanent, and we do not recover the data afterward. Sign out of your accounts and remove any memory card, disc, or external drive you want to keep.
Repair is not erasure
We do not wipe a device we are repairing unless you ask us to. A repair and an erasure are separate jobs with separate approvals. If you want the drive erased while we have the device, say so in writing so the ticket records it.
Contact
Call or text (605) 376-1715. Email hello@sfcircuitpc.com. The site is sfcircuitpc.com. The privacy policy explains what we keep about the request itself.
Erasure is a record of the work, not a promise about the device.
The record names the method and the date. It does not grade the device or extend a warranty.