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corey8211985 · corey8211985 #1 (**permalink**)

11-19-2011, 08:19 AM

I have a mac mini but purchased a g4 tower and i ran data recover software on it to see what was on it theres a lot of pics that showed up that arent accesible through iphoto or pictures i guess its like a cache copy of stuff looked at from the previous owner is there any way i can get rid of them i have cleaned the firefox and safari history.

cwa107 · cwa107 #2 (**permalink**)

11-19-2011, 09:07 AM

Create a new account on the machine. Log into the new account. Delete the old account. That should pretty much bring you back to a stock system.

corey8211985 · corey8211985 #3 (**permalink**)

11-19-2011, 09:20 AM

ok thanks i just wanna make sure all the old stuff is gone

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Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,916 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	11-19-2011, 09:07 AM Create a new account on the machine. Log into the new account. Delete the old account. That should pretty much bring you back to a stock system. Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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Member Since: Nov 19, 2011 Posts: 2	11-19-2011, 08:19 AM I have a mac mini but purchased a g4 tower and i ran data recover software on it to see what was on it theres a lot of pics that showed up that arent accesible through iphoto or pictures i guess its like a cache copy of stuff looked at from the previous owner is there any way i can get rid of them i have cleaned the firefox and safari history.
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