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macOS - Notebook Hardware
Need to erase hard drive, screen cracked, no firewire
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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1527968" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>Here's the only way I can think of at the moment though someone else may have a better idea.</p><p></p><p>1.. Log into your current user account (I assume it is an administrator account) </p><p>2. Copy any files you need from your existing user account to another location or another drive.</p><p>3. <a href="http://www.mockbox.net/bits-and-pieces/apple-mac-tips/134-create-new-user-mac-os-104" target="_blank">Create a new User account</a> (make sure it is an administrator account)</p><p>4. Log out of your current account and into the account you just created.</p><p>5. Go to the Accounts Preference pane and delete the old user account. </p><p></p><p>I think you will be asked whether you want to save the contents of the user folder or delete </p><p>them. Choose to delete them. You may even be asked to securely delete them. If so, choose that option.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1527968, member: 131855"] Here's the only way I can think of at the moment though someone else may have a better idea. 1.. Log into your current user account (I assume it is an administrator account) 2. Copy any files you need from your existing user account to another location or another drive. 3. [URL="http://www.mockbox.net/bits-and-pieces/apple-mac-tips/134-create-new-user-mac-os-104"]Create a new User account[/URL] (make sure it is an administrator account) 4. Log out of your current account and into the account you just created. 5. Go to the Accounts Preference pane and delete the old user account. I think you will be asked whether you want to save the contents of the user folder or delete them. Choose to delete them. You may even be asked to securely delete them. If so, choose that option. [/QUOTE]
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