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| From | Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk |
| Date | 2013-10-16 13:34 +1300 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <161020131334026418%YourName@YourISP.com> (permalink) |
| References | <Kradne9qtqI9AcDPnZ2dnUVZ_rqdnZ2d@giganews.com> <l3kgqn$f92$1@reader1.panix.com> |
In article <l3kgqn$f92$1@reader1.panix.com>, <billy@MIX.COM> wrote: > Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> writes: > > > So I'm selling my older iMac. > > > > Filevault 2 is on. > > > > So if I > > delete all the files > > Remove the account > > Turn off filevault2 > > > > Then I assume the files are practically unrecoverable (I'll destroy the > > recovery key as well, naturally...). > > If I was selling a computer with is disks, I'd zero them out > and then reinstall the operating system, thus giving the new > owner a clean system to mess up as she/he sees fit. Or, this > is what I've done when I've bought used computers... It might even be better to not even bother re-installing the OS. Let them do it from the (original install discs if applicable) with their own chosen account name and password.
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Selling iMac - Securing the disk Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-15 15:50 -0400
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk billy@MIX.COM - 2013-10-15 22:49 +0000
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-10-15 18:00 -0500
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-16 13:34 +1300
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-17 17:54 -0400
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-10-17 18:31 -0400
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-17 19:57 -0400
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2013-10-18 13:03 +1300
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-17 20:51 -0400
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-10-17 20:53 -0400
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-10-17 20:53 -0400
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-10-18 00:27 -0400
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-10-18 03:09 -0400
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2013-10-18 12:30 +1300
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-17 20:03 -0400
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-10-17 20:53 -0400
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2013-10-18 16:01 +1300
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-10-17 23:42 -0400
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk Erik <spam@this.com> - 2013-10-17 17:27 -0700
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2013-10-17 20:50 -0400
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-10-17 20:53 -0400
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk Erik <spam@this.com> - 2013-10-15 18:59 -0700
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2013-10-16 15:33 +1300
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2013-10-18 13:08 -0500
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk Erik <spam@this.com> - 2013-10-18 12:06 -0700
Re: Selling iMac - Securing the disk Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-10-19 10:17 +1300
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