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Q: I have migrated all of my data from my old 2006 MacBook to a new 2011 MacBook Pro. Everything went fine. How to I remove all of my data from the old MacBook so I can give it to my girlfriend to support her iPod? I want to remove everything and start anew.

I have succesfully migrated my data from my 2006 MacBook to a new 2011 MacBook Pro. How do I delete ALL of my personal data from the MacBook so my girlfriend can use it to support iTunes and her iPod?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Apr 5, 2012 1:39 PM

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  • by rabbitjetta,

    rabbitjetta rabbitjetta Apr 5, 2012 2:58 PM in response to smaguy
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    Apr 5, 2012 2:58 PM in response to smaguy

    Make a new account on the computer and then delete the old account. Or if you have the restore disk then erase the disk and reinstall OS X.

  • by frederic1943,

    frederic1943 frederic1943 Apr 5, 2012 3:07 PM in response to smaguy
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    Apr 5, 2012 3:07 PM in response to smaguy

    Order a Snow Leopard 10.6 install disk for $29 from The Apple Store as long as you have at least 1gb of RAM. http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY

     

    Put your install DVD into the optical drive and reboot. As soon as you hear the boot chime, hold down the "c" key on your keyboard (or the Option key until the Install Disk shows up). That will force your MacBook to boot from the install DVD in the optical drive.


    When it does start up, you'll see a panel asking you to choose your language. Choose your language and press the Return key on your keyboard once. It will then present you with an Installation window.

     

    Completely ignore this window and click on Utilities in the top menu and scroll down to Disk Utility and click it. You should see your hard drive in the left hand column along with your other drives. Click on the drive and select the Erase tab. Set the format value to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and click the Erase button. After that has finished select the Partition tab. Type in a Name for your hard drive and select how many partitions you want from the Volume Scheme. The usual setting is one partition. Click on the Options button after you've selected a partition to make sure it's set for GUID. Then click the Apply button and after the Partitioning is done quit Disk Utility.

     

    You can now follow the instructions on the install screen