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<blockquote data-quote="Aptmunich" data-source="post: 144396" data-attributes="member: 3850"><p>Actually if you're serious about protecting your data I'd go a step further.</p><p></p><p>1. Back up all your data - everything you need onto some external media (dvd, ext. harddrive, iPod etc.)</p><p></p><p>2. Put in your system discs and when the install window pops up, select disk utility from the menu bar.</p><p></p><p>3. Select the internal drive and select erase from the tab. Then hit security options and select an option according to how paranoid you are. (I'd go for the 7-Pass erase if 10.2. has that already).</p><p></p><p>4. Finish the installation process and the buyer will have a completely clean system to start with.</p><p></p><p>That way you can rest assured that it would be very difficult for anyone to retrieve any personal data off your drive.</p><p></p><p>This might sound a bit like overkill, but I certainly wouldn't want anyone to have access to my old data.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aptmunich, post: 144396, member: 3850"] Actually if you're serious about protecting your data I'd go a step further. 1. Back up all your data - everything you need onto some external media (dvd, ext. harddrive, iPod etc.) 2. Put in your system discs and when the install window pops up, select disk utility from the menu bar. 3. Select the internal drive and select erase from the tab. Then hit security options and select an option according to how paranoid you are. (I'd go for the 7-Pass erase if 10.2. has that already). 4. Finish the installation process and the buyer will have a completely clean system to start with. That way you can rest assured that it would be very difficult for anyone to retrieve any personal data off your drive. This might sound a bit like overkill, but I certainly wouldn't want anyone to have access to my old data. [/QUOTE]
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