On Friday, April 4, 2003, at 07:10 AM, Krist wrote: > I need to sell my iMac - '99(?) DV Special Edition (graphite). How do > I make > sure all my personal information and files are completely gone from the > system? I, naively, reloaded the OS (9) thinking that would do it. > Nope. >
While there are disk utilities that do this, you can also use your OS 9 disc. Boot up from the OS 9 CD, open disk utility and reformat the drive selecting "zero" all. It will take quite awhile, (hours, depending on the size of the HD) but should do the job nicely. For the paranoid, you can do this multiple times. <G> At that point you can chose to install an OS, or just leave the drive formatted and blank. Jack Russell -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
