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Removing all user data - how?
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I'd highly recommend a reinstall, with a multipass format depending on sensitivity of contents on your HDD.
Otherwise, if you want to ignore that and take a risk, try creating a new admin user, login as that new user and delete all the other user logins. This will remove the home folders where a majority of that information you want removed lives.
Otherwise, if you want to ignore that and take a risk, try creating a new admin user, login as that new user and delete all the other user logins. This will remove the home folders where a majority of that information you want removed lives.
Yep...you'll want to do an Erase and Install. Very straightforward.
You will get erase options for the number of passes...note that 35-pass is really only needed for computers with nuclear launch codes on them. (The procedure will likely take days to complete.)
Seven-pass is very thorough and should only take a few hours...go grab some lunch.
You will get erase options for the number of passes...note that 35-pass is really only needed for computers with nuclear launch codes on them. (The procedure will likely take days to complete.)
Seven-pass is very thorough and should only take a few hours...go grab some lunch.