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| Erasing Hardrive |
JCB269 |
02/29/04 |
I would like to sell my computer and want to erase the hardrive so no information can be extracted from it that may have come from saved documents of mine, or internet usage which may have involved credit card numbers and what not. I hear that this information cannot be wiped from the hardrive easily. Is this accomplished by reinstalling OS X, and choosing the option " hardrive and reinstall," or is some other method necessary?
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fredg
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03/02/04 |
Hi, Simply formatting your harddrive will erase all data and files. No one is going to pay thousands of dollars for a professional to try recovering data from your harddrive; unless possibly you work for the CIA. Formatting will do the job. Best wishes, fredg |
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