RE: Preparing a Mac for disposal

Hi Paul, If you wish to securely wipe your drive then you are best to start the machine up from a USB or DVD installation disk then run disk utilities from that USB or dvd media then secure wipe the machines internal drive And once that is done install the OS to a basic installation and I

Re: Preparing a Mac for disposal

Hello, When you go to re-format your hard disk drive, you should be able to find an option to “safely erase” it. This is assuming you have a hard disk and not an SSD. The save erase function does not just mark all sectors as being empty, but also makes several write passes over each sector of

Re: Preparing a Mac for disposal

Hi Paul Do you plan to give this Mac to someone else or do you plan to have it destroyed and recycled? If you plan to have it destroyed and recycled, then simply format the hard drive using disc utility, remember to choose the highest security option so. that it formats the hard drive and

Re: Preparing a Mac for disposal

Hi Paul, Didn’t you receive my response yesterday regarding your challenge? Do you live in the UK? If yes, I could give you a ring to help a little. Andrew > On Feb 26, 2018, at 6:52 PM, Paul Hopewell wrote: > > Hello, > I am preparing a 2008 iMac for disposal. It