Hard disk contents

How will apple deal with the contents of a hard disk on a 2008 Mac I want to recycle? the machine hasn't been turned on in a few years.

Posted on Mar 13, 2020 2:04 PM

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den.thed

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Mar 13, 2020 2:15 PM in response to surya2020

There are a few options, if you are worried about personal data on the hard drive.

Startup from the original Install Disc #1, then go to Utilities > Disk Utility and Erase the hard drive.
If you have another Mac, startup in Target Disk Mode and erase the hard drive.
Open up the iMac and remove the hard drive.

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