Jan. 25, 2022, 6:11 p.m. | /u/huzzam

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Hi everyone,

My old MS Surface Pro 4 completely died, nothing will bring it back. I'm considering selling it for parts on ebay, because the screen (for example) is it perfect condition. I had Bitlocker enabled on the SSD when it died, but there's 100% no way I can get it running again to wipe the drive.

Is it safe to sell for parts, or will someone be potentially able to get at my data, if (for example) they took …

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