All BlackBerry PlayBook users should know how to quickly "wipe" their tablets, or rapidly remove all personal data and applications, to return the device to a factory state, in case they ever need to return or exchange the device, or hand it over to another user.

Thankfully, RIM makes it very easy to perform a BlackBerry PlayBook security wipe. Just again open your PlayBook Settings options, and select the Security listing. On the next page, scroll down to and select the Security Wipe option, type the word "BlackBerry" into the provided space and click the on-screen Wipe Data button to initiate the security wipe.

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