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| From | John Doe <john.doe@myemail.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.computer.workshop, uk.comp.sys.mac |
| Subject | Re: Thank you, John! 😊 (Was - Usenapp) (was: Thank you, John! 😊 (Was - Usenapp)) |
| References | <lulc6mFkqitU1@mid.individual.net> <na469aF1smuU1@mid.individual.net> <111jhc1$3sh8p$1@dont-email.me> <na575iF75bpU1@mid.individual.net> |
| Date | 2026-06-26 07:43 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <6a3e2d8b$0$20$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> (permalink) |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 25 Jun 2026 at 18:34:42 BST, ""David B."" <David@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > On 25/06/2026 16:26, Old John wrote: >> On 25 Jun 2026 at 09:13:30 BST, ""David B."" <David@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> On 25/06/2026 07:44, Old John wrote: >>>> On 24 Jun 2026 at 09:53:10 BST, ""David B."" <David@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 14/06/2026 09:06, Old John wrote: >>>>>> On 14 Jun 2026 at 08:43:12 BST, "David B." <boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 14 Jun 2026 at 07:35:19 BST, "Old John" <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 13 Jun 2026 at 08:02:54 BST, "David B." <boaterdave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> So, despite my efforts to investigate hidden headers, obscure Usenet >>>>>>>>> behaviour, and possible Usenapp oddities, the culprit was my own Thunderbird >>>>>>>>> installation all along! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have never used Thunderbird. But it seems to me that in this case it >>>>>>>> exceeded its authority. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I totally agree! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You are probably aware that such things have been known to happen before! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARJ8cAGm6JE >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Do you know what happened next? >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes. >>>>>> >>>>>> "My mind is going" was a very popular clip for shutdown of a Mac in the good >>>>>> old days when such things were possible. >>>>> >>>>> As you are aware, John, you are one of the few people here who >>>>> correspond with me. May I ask a favour? >>>>> >>>>> I'm writing to you now on my original 27 inch iMac which I bought brand >>>>> new in 2017. The SSD part of my Fusion Drive has failed, but I am now >>>>> running it from a 1TB LaCie external SSD .... and it is working well. >>>>> >>>>> Earlier this year I purchased a little used 2019 27 inch iMac which is >>>>> just about perfect, but it cannot run macOS beyond Sequoia. I am now >>>>> selling it on eBay. Please would you tell your colleagues here; it may >>>>> be of interest to one of them? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks if you will. 🙂 >>>> >>>> Hopefully someone else will spot your post. But let's face it, this is NOT a >>>> For Sale and Wanted board, and any such post would me massively OT. >>>> >>>> Nor do I subscribe to a group on which it would be acceptable. >>>> >>>> Sorry. >>> >>> No worries! >>> >>> I very much appreciate your reply, John. >>> >>> Thank you. >> >> I don't know if this would be of any help. >> >> https://www.macworld.com/article/670942/how-to-sell-a-mac-or-macbook.html?aid=29551874&huid= > > That is a very interesting and thought-provoking article, John. > > Thank you, yet again! > > Having had experience with a Fusion Drive on this, my current 2017 Intel > iMac, I decided to carry out a procedure recommended by Apple. Such > action destroys ALL data on disk - both spinner and SSD. > Here's confirmation that the procedure was successful. Apologies for > blurry photograph! > > https://i.ibb.co/zh4jBnnv/IMG-0088.jpg Apple's procedure may be found here:- https://support.apple.com/en-ie/102226 Quote:- "These steps will permanently delete all data stored on the drives that make up your Fusion Drive. Make sure you have a backup before continuing." I then installed macOS Sequoia to the point of a new user seeing the "Hello" screen! Thanks for 'listening'! :-D -- David
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