Need help wiping a Mac...
Dec 29, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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As I told you via PM, boot the machine from the install DVD using the Remote Installer utility. From there you can use the format utility to wipe it and reinstall.
If you don't have another machine with a DVD drive, take it to any Apple store and they'll do it for you.
If you don't have another machine with a DVD drive, take it to any Apple store and they'll do it for you.
Dec 29, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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Does formatting on Macs do something different than on PCs? I used to do computer forensics, and a format, while annoying, did not remove the data. I know for PCs, I use GDisk - I imagine there's a Unix/Linux/OS X utility that's similar.
Dec 29, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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The 7 pass meets the government's requirements for data destruction. The 35 is for the truly paranoid and takes upwards of a day to complete.
Dec 29, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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Disk Utility has destructive erase options, ranging from writing everything over with zeros, to doing a 7 or 35 pass nuke and pave.
The 7 pass meets the government's requirements for data destruction. The 35 is for the truly paranoid and takes upwards of a day to complete.
The 7 pass meets the government's requirements for data destruction. The 35 is for the truly paranoid and takes upwards of a day to complete.
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