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does anyone know how to delete my personal info and files before I sell or donate my imac? I have both OSX and OS9. Thanks!
1. Boot from the OS 9 disk, go to the Utilities folder and launch Drive Setup Utility.
2. Go to the Functions menu and select Initialization Options (initialization is the same as formatting).
3. Select Zero All Data and click OK.
4. Click Custom Setup, select Mac OS Extended as the format (aka HFS Plus) and click OK.
5. Click Initialize and be patient; the process takes some time.
6. Quit Drive Setup Utility and proceed with the installation to install OS9 again.
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