Hi Rod, How to Wipe a Mac Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Make sure your Mac is turned off. Press the power button. Immediately hold down the command and R keys. Wait until the Apple logo appears. Select “Disk Utility” from the OS X Utilities list. ... Select the disk you'd like to erase by clicking on it in the sidebar.
Cheers, Ronni Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB > On 24 Nov 2018, at 6:15 pm, Tim Law <[email protected]> wrote: > > Rod, Another thought. What about finding the command to secure erase via > terminal. Or use something like CleanMyMac that does a secure erase. > > Tim > > Sent from Tim's iPhone > >> On 24 Nov 2018, at 5:45 pm, Rod Blitvich <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> thanks Tim >> I tried that but don’t get that option >> >> <image.gif> >> >> Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> Good Ideas >> 0409 681 256 >> [email protected] >> >> >> >>> On 23 Nov 2018, at 12:38 am, Tim Law <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> To secure erase files in the Trash, just: >>> Control-click on the Trash icon in your Dock, at the bottom of your screen. >>> Press the Cmd button. >>> Click "Secure Empty Trash." >>> And again, select "Secure Empty Trash." >>> >>> Sent from Tim's Retina iPad 2 >>> >>>> On 22 Nov 2018, at 8:00 pm, [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>> maybe just Reformat? >>>> >>>> <image.gif> >>>> >>>> Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad >>>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >>>> Good Ideas >>>> 0409 681 256 >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 22 Nov 2018, at 7:41 pm, Rod Blitvich <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Folks >>>>> My wife is returning a Dept of Education teachers macbook. >>>>> She is not allowed to reformat. >>>>> How does she >>>>> “safe delete” empty the trash to remove her files? >>>>> ta >>>>> Blitto >>>>> >>>>> <image.gif> >>>>> >>>>> Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad >>>>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >>>>> Good Ideas >>>>> 0409 681 256 >>>>> [email protected]
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