Do you have the OS install discs? If you do, here's an option: back up all your
information, media, pictures, whatever, is yours. Delete everything once you
have it backed up on another drive or whatever, and go about reinstalling (and
in the process wiping your drive of anything; a)
From someone who used to work in recycling computers I would not
delete the OS.
The reason is that it costs a fair amount to buy the os to reinstall
on the old hardware. Particularly if like the place i worked there is no
Mac experience thus no OS disks.
This results in the hardware going to
Il giorno 3-01-2012 6:28, cheryl ha scritto:
So if I just delete my own personal stuff, it will be ok to leave the
OS on?
See the other answers. IMO it's ok - but you have to consider the place
rules, if you sell it through a specific place.
That's the main thing I want to do is remove my
On Jan 3, 2012, at 1:47 PM, Valter Prahlad wrote:
That's the main thing I want to do is remove my own stuff and
I'm afraid I will do it wrong and leave something there.
Well, it depends on the MacOS you have been using.
Actually, it doesn't.
1) Create a new admin user via the Accounts
that the subject line is: How do I remove an *OS* from a computer,
I think
it's pretty plain. The earlier answer about booting from an install disc,
launching Disk Utility, clicking on the desired drive, then erase, and then
going
into Security Options... and choosing how many times you want
I have two old Macs that I want to wipe the data from. Can I do that
myself?
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on 1/2/12 5:54 PM, cheryl at chelyh...@gmail.com wrote:
I have two old Macs that I want to wipe the data from. Can I do that
myself?
How old, what OS?
There are some utilities that will zero out a hard-drive. I presume you're
interested in removing any old personal data.
I have an old
i assume that wipe the data means wipe the entire disk. if you want
to just erase selected files, move them to the trash, then click on
Finder--Preferences--Advanced, and check the box next to Securely
Empty Trash. then empty the trash. i have no idea how secure this
is.
to securely erase the
Il giorno 2-01-2012 23:54, cheryl ha scritto:
I have two old Macs that I want to wipe the data from. Can I do that
myself?
Do you mean erasing the whole drive, or just the user's data?
In other words: do you want an empty drive, or a working Mac (booting and
with apps) but without any of your
, or a working Mac (booting and
with apps) but without any of your data left?
Giving that the subject line is: How do I remove an *OS* from a computer, I think
it's pretty plain. The earlier answer about booting from an install disc,
launching Disk Utility, clicking on the desired drive, then erase
?
Do you mean erasing the whole drive, or just the user's data?
In other words: do you want an empty drive, or a working Mac (booting and
with apps) but without any of your data left?
Giving that the subject line is: How do I remove an *OS* from a computer, I
think
it's pretty plain
the user's data?
In other words: do you want an empty drive, or a working Mac (booting and
with apps) but without any of your data left?
Giving that the subject line is: How do I remove an *OS* from a computer, I
think
it's pretty plain. The earlier answer about booting from an install disc
Follow Tina's instructions and you should not have any problems.
Another easy solution is to remove the hard drive and keep it for
yourself and sell the system without any hard drive. This is done
often by many sellers.
Happy New Year!
David
aka AmigaDave
Dual booting MacOSX MorphOS2.7
Il giorno 3-01-2012 3:40, cheryl ha scritto:
I'm not savvy about any of this, so if I sound like an idiot, that is
why.
Relax.
There are no stupid questions - although there might be stupid answers. ;-)
The two machines I have I bought used with the operating systems
already installed and
So if I just delete my own personal stuff, it will be ok to leave the
OS on? That's the main thing I want to do is remove my own stuff and
I'm afraid I will do it wrong and leave something there.
On Jan 2, 7:30 pm, Valter Prahlad valter.prah...@fastwebnet.it
wrote:
Il giorno 3-01-2012 3:40,
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