I am selling my MacBook, is there a way to completely erase it of my personal data if I don't have the original disks?
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Erasing My MacBook
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spinnerlys
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Do you have access to another Mac? Do you have the Snow Leopard Upgrade DVD? If so:
Best way to securely erase my entire MBP HDD?
Guide on how to use Disk Utility from the restore / installation DVD.
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Best way to securely erase my entire MBP HDD?
Guide on how to use Disk Utility from the restore / installation DVD.
Format Your Hard Drive Using Disk Utility
Partition Your Hard Drive With Disk Utility
DiskWiping – One Pass is Enough
Hellhammer
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You could delete your personal files and your account and then run "Erase free space" in Disk Utility as that will make your deleted files unrecoverable. That can be done without the install discs.