Copiers make use of hard drives like computers, storing information about documents. They also store contact information you enter into the machine's address book, such as names, email addresses, and fax numbers.

Do copiers store data?

Modern digital copiers and larger networked multifunction printers have hard drives that store data and images of all the documents they copy, print, scan, or fax. ... They can store copies of documents, and they also have usage logs that hackers can get to, as can anyone servicing the devices.

Is any information stored on a printer?

A. Before letting go of any electronic gadget, you need to make sure it doesn't contain any personal information. With a standalone printer, it doesn't retain anything, but an all-in-one might have saved documents, scans, print logs or fax logs.