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Subject: Re: Newbie questions when Apple store replaces a HDD...
Date: 28 Sep 2015 18:36:27 GMT
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On 2015-09-28, Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>
>> Bring a printout of the report with you. Or run the test while you have it
>> there so they can see it for themselves.
>
> I already have a printout. Dang, long print out too! However, he is 
> worried about his datas since he cannot keep the old HDD from the swap. 
>:( I guess I could Dban (best tool for Macs?), reinstall Mac OS X from 
> scratch, etc. assuming if the HDD doesn't die before then? And then, he 
> said just buy a new drive and skip the AppleCare part. :/

I would just erase the disk in Disk Utility before bringing it in.
Erasing the data make it impossible to get without very expensive
forensic disk tools. Done deal. Apple's not going to send the drive to
an expensive data recovery service to try to hack out the data that was
erased. Apple doesn't want your data.

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