Return Home Members Area Experts Area The best AskMe alternative!Answerway.com - You Have Questions? We have Answers! Answerway Information Contact Us Online Help
 Tuesday 6th January 2009 07:02:15 PM


 

Username:

Password:

or
Join Now!

 

Home/Computing Technology/Apple & Macintosh

Forum Ask A Question   Question Board   FAQs Search
Return to Answer Summaries

Question Details Asked By Asked On
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?

Answered By Answered On
fredg 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

Additional Options and ratings are only visible when you login!

va/Ap   © Copyright 2002-2008 Answerway.org. All rights reserved. User Guidelines. Expert Guidelines.
Privacy Policy. Terms of Use.   Make Us Your Homepage
. Bookmark Answerway.