MacBook :: Wipe The Disk Clean And Restart?
Apr 10, 2012I am giving my MacBook to a friend. I want to wipe the disk of all my information and then set it up in her name as a user. ??
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MacBook :: Replacing Hard Drive - How To Wipe It Clean
Sep 15, 2009After seeing the system requirements for Windows 7, I decided to upgrade to a larger hard drive later this week. I plan on giving my old 160 gig drive to a friend who uses Windows but I want to wipe it clean first. Do I insert my Leopard disc and use disk utility to reformat?
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Apr 20, 2012i have a macbook pro which i bought in late 2011. I was wondering how i should do a comeplete wipe of all my memory and reinstall lion. I have tried the recovery process but it just reintalls the os and leaves the rest of the data behind.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1)
MacBook :: Only Works In Safe Mode - Wipe Clean / Start Over?
May 7, 2012My macbook (early 2008 model). Looks like my disk drive isn't working correctly; I put in a new hard drive. I went to reinstall Snow Leopard then upgrade to Lion. Ever since then my mac only seems to work in safe mode. I used my imac to load snow leopard (with firewire); and downloaded lion from app store. Is there a way to wipe clean and start over? There is nothing on the computer that I need. I keep all my important files on an external hard drive. My big concern is I don't know how to do it and second since I don't have a disk for lion will just going back to app store allow me to re-download or will I have to pay 30 bucks again.
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MacBook (13-inch Early 2008), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
OS X V10.7 Lion :: How To Clean Wipe HDD And Restore
Jun 11, 2012I was moving around some files from an old to a new macbook pro and I ended up deleting some files so now whenever I try to put a file on the desktop it says that I don't have permission to do that operation. I just got this macbook and cant access my old one at the moment, so the question is: how do I totally wipe the hdd and install osx lion again?
Is it possible to open my macbook in target mode and delete everything then when I start it up, open it in recovery/rescue mode and install lion again from the servers, or do I need to wait and get my macbook again? I just want to use it like a brand new machine (no personal data on it). I already tried reinstalling lion, but that did nothing.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.1), Quad Core i7 15" 4GB RAM
OS X :: No Password - Can Wipe The Drive Clean And Start Again
Apr 12, 2009I bought a iMac P4 and the person gave me their profile password - only it doesn't work so I can't change anything or set up my own profile.
Is there a way I can wipe the hard drive and start afresh? I have the three OS X 10.2 discs.
OS X :: How To Wipe Computer Clean But Keep Installed Software
Jun 4, 2010so I have Final Cut and some adobe programs. I would like a fresh install on my mbp so it is like new.
Is there anyway i can have a fresh install of snow leopard while still keeping my software so i dont have to install them again?
OS X V10.7 Lion :: Secure Wipe HDD And Clean Install
May 2, 2012I'm selling my previous mac (24" 2008 model). What is teh best way to wipe all data and re-install Lion?
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iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Intel Mac :: Wipe Clean Hard Drive On Tiger?
Jan 31, 2012Would like to sell my old iMac, but have yet to figure out how to wipe it clean of my files, etc.. Have old operating system of tiger 10.4.11 IMac is from 2006. Do not have OS X install disc anymore.
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iMac (24-inch), Mac OS X (10.4.11)
Power Mac :: Wipe The Hard-drive Clean Before Throwing It Away?
Feb 2, 2012Have to throw out my old Power Mac 8600, since no one wants an old but perfectly good computer.How do I wipe the hard-drive clean before throwing it away?
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PowerMac, Mac OS 8.6 or Earlier
IMac PPC :: Erase/wipe Clean Old, 2001, Desktop So Can Donate It?
Jul 5, 2012How do I erase/wipe clean my old, 2001, desktop so I can donate it?
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iMac
OS X :: Best Way To Wipe Disk Without Using Startup Disk?
Jun 1, 2010I've got an old powerbook g4 that I'm looking to sell, however before I do I want to clear everything off it. Unfortunately the disk drive is broken so I'm unable to erase disk using the installation disc which I know would be the easiest way... does anyone else know of an effective way to clear everything in this case? As I know that there will still be things left even after I've cleared all of my documents.
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Mar 4, 2012I am receiving a message that says there is not enough scratch space disk space. How do I clean this up on my mac ?
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MacBook :: How To Clean Up Start Up Disk
Mar 8, 2012How do I clean up my start up disk?
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MacBook
MacBook :: How To Clean Up Disk Space
Dec 1, 2014How do I clean up disk space on my Mac book Pro?
the message "Remove items from your startup disk to increase available space." keeps coming up
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MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)
MacBook :: How To Clean Up Startup Disk
Dec 12, 2014My macbook air keeps telling me that my startup disk is full or almost full. I have deleted all video files and many music files. All I have added to it now is Spotify. How to clean up the startup disk?
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MacBook Air (13-inch Late 2010), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
OS X :: Does The Free Space Wipe Option Also Wipe The Slack Files On The Hard Drive
Dec 15, 2008When using the Disk Utility free space wipe to wipe sensitive data (using the 7 times option), I thought that would be sufficient.
I was wondering though, does the free space wipe option also wipe the slack files on the hard drive? Is this even an issue for a Mac? (I know on Windows the slack file needs to be wiped for a completely secure erase, right?)
MacBook Pro :: Startup Disk Is Almost Full - Clean Startup Disk For More Space?
May 28, 2012How do I clean my start up disk for more space? I have I cloud but don't really use it.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
IMac Intel :: Wipe Disk And Verify Backup On Lacie Drive?
May 18, 2009I have to send my iMac 27 back to apple for replacement (flickering screen issue) and I would like to erase my personal information. How do I do that on a Mac? I have a Lacie Drive connected via Firewire 800 and have been using Time Machine for backups. I also want to make sure that I have a complete backup as well. I am new to Mac OS X
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iMac 27 & MacBook Pro
Mac OS X (10.6.2)
MacBook Pro :: Clean Up Hard Disk Through Erase & Install
Jun 25, 2012I have a MacBook Pro which was originally supplied with OS X10.4.9. I have upgraded using disks purchased from the Apple store to 10.5 and subsequently 10.6. More recently I upgraded to 10.7 using the download from the online App Store. I would like to perform an Erase and Install to get rid of the 'dross' on my hard disk and may do this as part of the 10.8 upgrade although have yet decide whether to wait for this or not.Â
when doing the erase and install, do I have to start from scratch by loading the original 10.4.9 OS X version or can I start at 10.7. If the latter how would I do this given that I don't have a disk as it was downloaded from the App Store?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4), 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
MacBook Pro :: No Disk Space And Now Blue Screen Shown After Restart
Apr 1, 2012My MacBook Pro warned me that it had no disk space left. I deleted some files and then restarted the computer. Now it will not turn back on completely. Will only show a Blue Screen...
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MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro :: Restart A MacBook Pro That Is So Low On Disk Space That It Won't Boot Up?
Apr 19, 2012Does anyone know how to restart a MacBook Pro that is so low on disk space that it won't boot up?
Not sure of operating system as I can't check it Snow Leopard
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MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.4/2.2 GHz), Mac OS X (10.6)
OS X :: Easier Way To Clean Startup Disk?
Dec 4, 2008So I've been getting the "Your startup disk is almost full" warning notice pretty frequently for about a couple months now, and I just keep deleting files and applications. It's gotten to the point now that I have nothing else to do delete because I basically use most of the stuff I have on my computer, unless there is something I'm missing. I was thinking, there has to be an easier way to clean out your startup disk, I just don't know how.
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iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.2)
OS X :: Clean Installing With Snow Leopard Disk?
Aug 26, 2009 i have looked all over, and i cant find a simple way to clean install with the SL disk. The screen shots i've seen on engadget shows just "update".
I currently have leopard installed, and time machined everything. I just wanna clean install snow leopard, then navigate into my time machine folder via finder and manually bring over a few files.
MacBook Pro :: Clean Up / Archive "other" Files On My Startup Disk?
Apr 10, 2012I've recently gone through my computer, archived my old files and moved most of my media files on to an external drive. I've installed Onyx to clean up log files etc, but I can't seem to find where (or what) the "other" files are. About this Mac is telling me that there's 220GB of "other" files on my start up disk.
Info:MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
