Clearing Computer

[08mxkfx]

Im selling my Unibody Macbook and i was wondering how do i clear everything on it so its like new and there is none of my information?

 

[ewilson6]

put in your system disk and do a clean install of your OS.

--Eric

 

[NewMacbookPlz]

If you're really paranoid, you can run a 5 or 7-pass formatting. It will take quite a bit of time, but short of full out military/DoD/NSA technology, the disc will never have anything that was there before recovered.

Single pass formatting before reinstallation will prevent most any day-to-day user from recovering anything.

 

[Toofan]

Important

Im selling my Unibody Macbook and i was wondering how do i clear everything on it so its like new and there is none of my information?

Do NOT forget to de-authorize your itunes.

 

[upaymeifixit]

Just do a clean re-install.

Yeah, you should be fine to pop in your install discs, hold "C" while starting up, and go through the normal setup. After it gets done re-installing and starts asking you personal questions, take the disk out and sell it.

 

[NewMacbookPlz]

Do NOT forget to de-authorize your itunes.

Even if you forget, you can de-authorize all computers once a year via the Music Store account preferences, and then re-authorize the computers you want to work.

 

[chrismacguy]

You could also select the "Zero-out HD" setting(within the Installer), instead of doing several passes, and this is quite a good data-destructor.

 

[J&JPolangin]

Im selling my Unibody Macbook and i was wondering how do i clear everything on it so its like new and there is none of my information?

...what are you getting to replace it?

 

[08mxkfx]

Right now im not getting anything to replace but i still have my iMac. I plan on getting a 15in MBP though in the near future cause im going to start getting into filming.

 

[Willis]

Even if you forget, you can de-authorize all computers once a year via the Music Store account preferences, and then re-authorize the computers you want to work.

How do you go about doing this? I forgot to de-auth 1 computer years ago and another I lost out on cause of a HD failure

 

[bozz2006]

there's an option to do it in the "account" menu under "quick links" in the itunes store.

 

[08mxkfx]

Open up itunes click on Store on the menu bar then go to view my account nd then type in your password and then there should be a button on that page that says de-authorize all computers.

 

[Willis]

No button that says 'de-auth all computers' Just states how man computers have been auth'd on that account

 

[bozz2006]

No button that says 'de-auth all computers' Just states how man computers have been auth'd on that account

it's the fourth button down in that first box. "deauthorize all"

 

[08mxkfx]

Pretty sure it only comes up when you 5 computers authorized

 

[Willis]

Pretty sure it only comes up when you 5 computers authorized

that could be why then. I still have 1 left. Urgh, thats actually really annoying!

 

[peepboon]

Yep, be careful!