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Erasing hard drive MacBook 13" 10.6.8

I'm finally bringing my 2010 MacBook Pro to be recycled and am trying to wipe the hard drive. I've attempted to use the Disk Utility, but when I click the tab to "erase" I am unable to choose the hard drive. It is grayed out. I no longer have the installation disks.


Can someone help me with another way to wipe my hard drive?


Thanks in advance!

MacBook Pro 13″, OS X 10.10

Posted on Jun 7, 2020 6:49 PM

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Posted on Jun 7, 2020 9:01 PM

While the MacBook Pro 13-inch (mid 2010) model could still be useful

and run as new as macOS High Sierra 10.13.6.. You may find it could be

erased via data cable when attached to later model with similar cable.


There also may still be a Recovery partition on the mac drive; have you

tried starting up in macOS Recovery? And then use that version's mac

OS Utilites, to erase the drive? That'd by-pass the issue; as Recovery sees

that internal drive as a separate entity. It can erase, without DVD media.


• How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904


Start older MacBook up in TargetDisk Mode.. It then could be seen as

an external drive; to use another mac to erase contents. ~ Then you'd

have a working Disk Utility, the tool to erase drive.


• How to erase a Mac that seems to lack erasure options - macworld

https://www.macworld.com/article/3094986/how-to-erase-a-mac-that-seems-to-lack-erasure-options.html


However with Snow Leopard 10.6.8 installed and able to access Mac

App store online, other later system installers can be downloaded.


(Those do not need optical media. To install a new El Capitan & exit

that before personalizing, would enable a new owner to set it up.

As long old Mac is running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and sees upgrades.)


To erase the macbook w/o install-restore discs, use Target Disk Mode

and have another Mac's disk utility wipe the drive. Or install a later OS

then it'd be worth more than recycle/trash. You could also remove the

HDD for later disposal or reformatting, etc.


Well, I've gone on awhile here; had stopped to answer phone call,

and other things. There's reason to have older working macbook.

Just got back from half-hour call ~ this sat almost ready to post!


Take care & happy trails!🌞🍀

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Jun 7, 2020 9:01 PM in response to infoeduc8r

While the MacBook Pro 13-inch (mid 2010) model could still be useful

and run as new as macOS High Sierra 10.13.6.. You may find it could be

erased via data cable when attached to later model with similar cable.


There also may still be a Recovery partition on the mac drive; have you

tried starting up in macOS Recovery? And then use that version's mac

OS Utilites, to erase the drive? That'd by-pass the issue; as Recovery sees

that internal drive as a separate entity. It can erase, without DVD media.


• How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904


Start older MacBook up in TargetDisk Mode.. It then could be seen as

an external drive; to use another mac to erase contents. ~ Then you'd

have a working Disk Utility, the tool to erase drive.


• How to erase a Mac that seems to lack erasure options - macworld

https://www.macworld.com/article/3094986/how-to-erase-a-mac-that-seems-to-lack-erasure-options.html


However with Snow Leopard 10.6.8 installed and able to access Mac

App store online, other later system installers can be downloaded.


(Those do not need optical media. To install a new El Capitan & exit

that before personalizing, would enable a new owner to set it up.

As long old Mac is running Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and sees upgrades.)


To erase the macbook w/o install-restore discs, use Target Disk Mode

and have another Mac's disk utility wipe the drive. Or install a later OS

then it'd be worth more than recycle/trash. You could also remove the

HDD for later disposal or reformatting, etc.


Well, I've gone on awhile here; had stopped to answer phone call,

and other things. There's reason to have older working macbook.

Just got back from half-hour call ~ this sat almost ready to post!


Take care & happy trails!🌞🍀

Erasing hard drive MacBook 13" 10.6.8

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