The Western Digital hard drive inside of my MacBook has been loud lately, so I requested that they send me a new one. I received the new one, and I need to send them my old one within 30 days. Now, I'm faced with the dilemma of erasing the hard drive so my information won't be in the hands of someone else. So, what is the best way that I can erase the entire drive before sending it over to Western Digital? I'm not exactly sure how.
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Get an enclosure for 2.5" S-ATA HDDs with USB port (around 10), connect it to your Mac and use Disk Utility to Securely Erase the HDD via Zero Out (or if you want 7- or 35-pass),
Even if the following guide is made for 10.4, the same principles apply for 10.5 and 10.6: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=DiskUtility/10.5/en/duh1011.html
DiskWiping One Pass is Enough
Even if the following guide is made for 10.4, the same principles apply for 10.5 and 10.6: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=DiskUtility/10.5/en/duh1011.html
DiskWiping One Pass is Enough