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miniz

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Dec 19, 2021
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I'm looking to reset/erase partially on a late 2011 MacBook Pro running 10.13.6.... I have the unit running on the Intel video card because the other one died so I'm not using the OS reset.....what would be the best method beyond manually clearing everything off the computer and using a file eraser a few times to get this computer ready to sell?

What back end files should I be looking at and how do I access them..... that may have hidden user data or passwords or anything else of value?

I cleaned all the files, passwords, photos, videos, contacts, calendars, unlinked every possible software like iMessage and iCloud and then used a file eraser a few times on top of the built-in OS file shredder. Anything else I can do to make sure everything attached to me is permanently deleted and unlinked?
 
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