Wiping clean new iMac?

ipodmac · Dec 24, 2012, 09:29 AM

I phoned Apple and they are replacing my iMac for buzzing sound that it produces.
However I have put my accounts and data on the machine and I don't want it falling into the wrong hands even though I'm sure Apple will wipe the data.
Can you tell me the best way of wiping the machine clean so that my data cannot be recovered. Thank You.

metssuck · Dec 24, 2012, 09:57 AM

Use the recovery mode, press

R when you boot it up and go in there. It's the easiest method to wipe a computer

Dec 24, 2012, 09:29 AM	#1
ipodmac macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: UK	Wiping clean new iMac? I phoned Apple and they are replacing my iMac for buzzing sound that it produces. However I have put my accounts and data on the machine and I don't want it falling into the wrong hands even though I'm sure Apple will wipe the data. Can you tell me the best way of wiping the machine clean so that my data cannot be recovered. Thank You.
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Dec 24, 2012, 09:57 AM	#2
metssuck macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Use the recovery mode, press R when you boot it up and go in there. It's the easiest method to wipe a computer
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