MacBook :: Erase A Computer Before Discarding?
Jun 5, 2012Before recycling a computer (Macbook), what is an efficient way of wiping all data from it?
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011)
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Mac :: Erase HD On Mini Computer?
Dec 13, 2010I need help how to erase the HD on a Mac Mini computer.
It is a 2007 Mac Mini with a processor speed of 2 ghz, Intel core 2 duo.
Version; Mac OS 10.5/ up grated to 10.6 Mac OSX Snow Leopard.
OS X :: Sending Computer Back To Apple - How To Erase HD
Feb 25, 2009How should I erase the drive? Just use disc utility?
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ITunes :: Just Got A New Computer - It Saying Synced With Another Library - Erase?
Apr 27, 2012I have recently got a new iMac and my iPhone is synced with another PC...my old computer which I have since got rid of  It says its only allowed to be on 1 itunes library, needs to be erased  now what gets erased? Pictures, contacts, text messages?  I can deal with music and videos but I cant lose contacts especially!  Â
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iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3), 2.5 Ghz Intel Core i5, 4GB DDR RAM
Intel Mac :: Erase Everything And Make Computer Brand New?
May 5, 2012how do erase everything and make my computer brand new?
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iMac (Flat Panel 2003), iOS 5.0.1
OS X :: How Can Be Achieved Disck Utility Erase, But Only Erase Free Space Was Highlighted
Jul 27, 2009I bought an imac 2 years ago, and updated it to leopard when that was released.
I no longer have the discs i used for Leopard, only the original mac os x 10.4 discs.I am very soon going to be selling this machine and need to wipe everything so that all is left if the operating system in the form you would expect as if you had just bought a new mac.How can this be achieved, i tried disck utility> erase, but only erase free space was 'highlighted'.
MacBook Pro :: Just Zero Erase New SSD - What To Do Now
Sep 18, 2010I just followed this link here [URL] to install my SSD and I foolishly did the Zero Erase. After searching through macrumors, it seems that I have killed my drive. Is there any form of redemption? Corsair F60 on a brand new MBP 15inch
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Dec 29, 2010I need to repair my hard drive but the Disk Utility won't work.
I found out that I can insert the disk it came with and install the OSX and then run disk utility and do the repair.[I think it's called doing a clean install]
So I insert my disk and try and install the OSX and it's telling me I need to erase everything on my computer and then I can install it because there's a newer version on OSX on it.
[My MBP is 2 years old so I think I have Leopard or Snow Leopard]
Is there any way I do it without having to erase everything?
If I do end up having to erase everything would it be possible to put it all on my Seagate, that currently is holding stuff from my PC? How do I do that?
MacBook :: Can't Erase USB Data
Jan 7, 2010Every time I try to erase music from my USB Key or Phone.
You can see that the music or files have been erased, but it doesnt free up and space. When you pop the USB Key into the stereo or play music on the phone, all the files are there.
I have to go through the Disk Utility option to erase stuff, but this erases everything. When you erase on the PC, everything is fine.
MacBook Pro :: Way Erase My History
Mar 2, 2012how do i erase my history
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MacBook Pro :: How To Erase All Data
Mar 28, 2012How can I erase all data from a MacBook Pro?
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iPhone 4, iOS 4.3.2
MacBook :: Way To Erase And Install
Mar 30, 2012I've erased and reinstalled my Lion 10.7.3 but after rebooting, all my previous programs are also installed.How do I format and erase my HD completely so I get a clean OS like I had when I bought my Macbook Pro?
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
MacBook Pro :: Erase ALL The Files On It?
Apr 6, 2012I've just gotten a new MacBook Air and successfully migrated all my data from my MacBook Pro. Now I'd like to clean up my MacBook Pro for my son. I don't want to erase all the applications, but I do want to erase all my files. Is there an easy way to it?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
MacBook Pro :: How To Erase Hard Drive
Jun 10, 2010Is there anyway to erase my hard drive on my old broken mbp? (fried logic board) I want to sell the whole unit, but feel that the only thing i could do is take out the hard drive and sell everything else. Id prefer to not have to dismantle my mbp as it is somewhat time consuming. Is there a way to erase it within the mac?
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Feb 24, 2012I have a Macbook Pro 2.1 GHZ with 2GB of RAM from 2006 with Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Tiger) and I bought Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6.3). I want to install the new OS but I had some problems with this process. Do I have to erase my hard disk first and then install Snow Leopard? I want to keep my documents on my hard disk and the programs that I have.
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.5.1)
MacBook Pro :: Cannot Erase And Format New Drive
May 8, 2012Installed m4 crucial SSD and I cannot erase and format new drive. I get an error "wiping volume data to prevent future accidental probing failed."
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
MacBook Pro :: How To Erase HD And Re-install OSX Lion
May 9, 2012I got a new macbook pro. I tried installing windows on it via bootcamp...To cut a long story short, I messed up the system. Now the PC doesn't start and when I run the system, the apple logo just shows with the chime. Nothing more. I din't back up anyhting.Â
If the system manages to start, immediately I log on, the computer logs itself off again. Im simply tired of all this and want to erase mac osx lion from my mac book, then re-install it again. How to go about it?Â
I know pressing Command +R then going to recovery will open recovery. Then I click on disk utilities. But then, selecting which hardisk to format?
My hard disk had no partitions, but then trying to format it, I see a larger disk with a different title, then under it, I see "Macintosh HD". Which of them should I select to format to do the job? the main HD or the sub one under it "Macintosh HD"Â
I totally hate this, considering the fact that I have to buy about $60.0 worth of credits to re-download osx lion from the net. My macbook didn't come with a cd you know..
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
MacBook Pro :: Delete Files That Say You Can't Erase Them?
May 14, 2012I'm trying to delete several files (one, an application; the other, an Excel file) but whenever I move them to the trash, I get an error message. The Application (Skype) error says I have to unlock the file, but after I unlock it (using File->Get Info) and I type in the administrator password, it gets me back to the beginning and I have to do the whole thing over and over again.
When I try to delete Excel file, i get a dialogue box that says "The operation can't be completed because the item NY alumni list.xls is in use." But the file is only being used by me; even after I make a small change and resave it and then try to delete it, i get the same error message repeatedly.
Info:Mac Book Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.1)
MacBook Air :: Erase The Security Copies On Mac?
Jun 20, 2012I do the Time machine daily on an external Hard Drive.I´ve must had done something wrong, because suddenly my Mac did the security copies on the internal Hard Drive and I cannot erase them.
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
MacBook :: How To Erase With Restoration Discs
Jun 21, 2012I wish to restore my computer to factory setting. I just don't have the restoration discs.
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MacBook
MacBook Pro :: Erase Macintosh HD After Installing A Ssd Hd?
Jun 26, 2012I've replaced the hard drive with a ssd hd and intalled Lion on it. Now I've 128GB hd called "ssd" and 500GB hd called "Macintosh HD" (the old one). I've would like to erase Macintosh HD but is not possible. If I try I've an alert with "Is not possible to unmount the drive".
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
MacBook :: How To Erase The Hard-drive
Jun 28, 2012How do I erase my hard drive? In Utility>Disk Utility, but the only option highlighted is "Erase Free Space". Â
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MacBook (13-inch Mid 2007), Mac OS X (10.5.8)
OS X V10.5 Leopard :: 7 Pass Erase Vs 3 Pass Vs Zero Erase
Apr 25, 2012I want to start afresh on my HD, i.e. reinstall from original disks and use Disk Utility to secure erase (via Erase & Install).I've read articles about pros and cons + how to do it. So I think I know how to do everything.However, from my reading I gather that Zero Erase is a single pass random erase whereas 7 Pass is secure erase (and there is a 3 Pass secure erase option nowadays)?That got me wondering - does 7 Pass secure erase make 7 x single passes over the entire disk?If it does, then when the blue bar has extended a bit over a third of the way across the progress monitor (that little bar that indicates time left) it should have made 3 passes, which would be equivalent to 3 pass secure erase?Is that an option?Is it possible to stop part way through an erase (which is part of E & I)? My original disks 1 and 2 have OS X 10.4, with OS X 10.5 included as complimentary 3rd disk (because OS X 10.5 was just released at that time).I gather I need to erase with disk 1, then install disks 1 + 2, then install OS X 10.5.
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MacBookPro3,1, Mac OS X (10.5.8), 15"/ 2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo/ 2GB/ 120GB
MacBook :: Completely Erase Personal Data
Oct 27, 2010I 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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Oct 11, 2009I bought the new 13" MBP and I'm selling my Late 2007 15" MBP to cover the cost. I will be formatting the hard drive so that my account and info on the computer are erased. My question is, how can I erase my account on the system so that whenever the new owner gets it, he/she gets the Leopard start up screen (The one like when you purchase a new Mac and you have to setup your account i.e. the "welcome" screen)?
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