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How do I remove data from my airport time capsule?

How do I remove data from my airport time capsule?


Posted on Nov 26, 2019 10:11 AM

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Posted on Nov 26, 2019 10:43 AM

If you are selling it and want to safely remove all the data.


Open the airport utility and go to the Disk Tab.


Select Erase and do Zero Out Data.. it will overwrite the disk. Expect it to take between 12-24hour to do this.



If you need it erased for yourself the quick erase takes only a minute and just wipes the indexes. Perfectly fine as you will then overwrite the data on it.

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Nov 26, 2019 10:43 AM in response to deroco

If you are selling it and want to safely remove all the data.


Open the airport utility and go to the Disk Tab.


Select Erase and do Zero Out Data.. it will overwrite the disk. Expect it to take between 12-24hour to do this.



If you need it erased for yourself the quick erase takes only a minute and just wipes the indexes. Perfectly fine as you will then overwrite the data on it.

How do I remove data from my airport time capsule?

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