I'm not savvy about any of this, so if I sound like an idiot, that is why. The two machines I have I bought used with the operating systems already installed and no disks and I have never had to clear a computer, hard drive, whatever in order to sell it. I read somewhere that if I sell a used computer I am supposed to remove the OS before I do.
On Jan 2, 4:58 pm, "Tina K." <penguir...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2012/01/02 17:11, Valter Prahlad so eloquently wrote: > > > 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 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, and then > going > into "Security Options..." and choosing how many times you want it > overwritten, is > the answer you're looking for. > > Tina > > -- > > Acceleron: HP Presario 2.8GHz Celeron D 2GB RAM Discrete graphics XP Pro > Luxo Jr: iMac 20" USB 2 1.25GHz G4 2GB RAM GeForceFX5200 Ultra 64MB VRAM > 10.4.11 > Worm: PowerBook G4 15" HR-DLSD 1.67GHz G4 2GB RAM Radeon 9700 128MB VRAM > 10.5.8 > Quadrophenia: Mac Pro Mid-2010 2.8 GHz QC 6 GB RAM Radeon HD 5770 1GB VRAM > 10.6.8 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
