Do this before you toss, donate or sell your printer
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Before you get rid of your printer, you must make sure to reset it in order to wipe all of your data from it. From there you can safely throw it away.
This means that information like your password, network type, assigned IP address and more get stored on your printer, and that information doesn't just go away when you decide to throw away or sell your printer. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson is an award-winning tech journalist who has a deep love of technology, gear and gadgets that make life better with his contributions for Fox News & FOX Business beginning mornings on "FOX & Friends." Got a tech question? Get Kurt’s CyberGuy Newsletter, share your voice, a story idea or comment at CyberGuy.com.
That's why Canon is warning anyone who uses their home, office, or large-format inkjet printers to follow these steps before getting rid of their printer. Here's what you should do first.