I have a mac I want to sell. How can I be sure that all of my private data is completely erased? Does a fresh install (complete) of OS X work?
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How to erase a hard drive
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the safest way is using disk utility. Boot with your apple disc, hold down the C key while booting with the disc inside your mac's optical drive.
The skip the installation of OS, and use Disk Utility, select Erase method. Zeros. Will take some minutes but will erase everything. The actual bits are not erased until you do something like this.
Or put all your sensitive files in the trash and use the secure empty trash via the apple menu.
The skip the installation of OS, and use Disk Utility, select Erase method. Zeros. Will take some minutes but will erase everything. The actual bits are not erased until you do something like this.
Or put all your sensitive files in the trash and use the secure empty trash via the apple menu.
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Use the installation DVD and run Disk Utility during installation to SECURELY ERASE the HDD. You can find many guides via the little sister of MRoggle, which also will give you dozens of threads about this.
Use the installation DVD and run Disk Utility during installation to SECURELY ERASE the HDD. You can find many guides via the little sister of MRoggle, which also will give you dozens of threads about this.
7-pass is overkill, 35-more so. Unless you are carrying codes for a nuclear arsenal, confidential medical records, or the blueprints, specs, and source code for the iPhone über running iPhone OS 9, 1-pass should suffice.