On 3/20/05 6:49 PM, "Jim Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Amber, > Putting your files in the trash and then emptying the trash is not very > secure, as you suspect. There are programs ($$$$$) that will do the > job, but why spend the money for a one-time thing? > If it were my personal financial files, here's what I'd do: > 1) Erase all of my personal financial files I could find. > 2) Copy the entire contents of the hard drive to an external hard > drive, or DVD, or via firewire (if you've got it) to another Mac. > 3) Erase the iMac's hard drive, then reformat it and write zeros at > least three times, then initialize it in its original format (HFS+). > 4) Finally, I would copy the contents of the external drive back to the > iMac, and thank the owner for letting you borrow it. > Jim > > On Mar 20, 2005, at 6:04 PM, Amber wrote:
As long as Jag is on a different partition as the drive your planning to wipe? If the hard drive you plane to wipe also includes the OS then you should use CCCloner to clone the drive first. A drag and drop copy WILL NOT WORK on OS X. There are hidden files and other stuff that will not get copied over. Once you successfully clone the drive onto the external drive make make sure you boot off the clone to make sure everything still works. (you need to booth off the external drive anyways if you plan to erase the internal drive). Now you can wipe the internal drive and then use CCCloner to clone the backup back to the imac. Everything should be back to normal. If for some reason something goes wrong with the clone nothing will work and you may have to do a fresh OS X install. Then you'll be apologizing instead of thanking. Steph -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
