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I slipped on the ice at school and landed on my MacBook Pro, Took it to the local Mac repair shop and was told the damage is too bad to repair. I want to take it and have it recycled but I want to remove and destroy all remnants of my personal data. I know the SSD is integrated into the logic board, so would removing the logic board and recycling the rest of what’s left of my MacBook remove everything, or is there anything else hidden in the battery are or behind the screen that could have personal info on it. Sorry if this question appears uninformed, I’ve never quite understood computers and appreciate any answers.
Wow! I’m sorry to hear you fell, hope you’re not badly hurt. There are two parts I would take out the first is the logic board the other is the power button (Touch ID). But before we go to this extreme lets see if we can make a silk purse out of your sows ear ;-} Can you tell us was is physically broken. I assume the display is smashed is the keyboard and the main case still in working order? If you can post some pics Adding images to an existing question If you try powering up the system connected to an external display do you get any reaction? What I’m thinking is if we can get the system running long enough to salvage any of the data you have on it (if you hadn’t backed up) as well as at least properly wipe the drive so you don’t need to worry about taking things apart as well as then being stuck with a logic board that you then need to worry about how to deal with it. While the person who checked your system may have told you it was a lost cause, I’ve brought a few systems back from the grave with out breaking the bank or found ways to make the system still useful. Give us a chance!
Hey Dan, I’m actually wondering, just from a security standpoint, if this person was theoretically able to get the system running, would a disk utility wipe be enough? As information on the internet is somewhat contradictory with regards to how secure a disk utility wipe is. Also, how does the T2 chip fit into all of this considering its the new 2019 2 Thunderbolt Model with touch bar.. And finally, to reiterate OP’ s initial question, once the logic board is removed and presumable destroyed, is there any other location on the computer either within the main body or behind the display where data could theoretically be leaked from?
