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erincory Author

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Erase computer when it won’t turn on

My ancient MacBook Pro is no longer working. I’d like to recycle it, but want to erase the hard drive first. Any ideas?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 8:36 PM

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John Galt

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Posted on Nov 21, 2020 6:25 AM

Do you recall if a password screen appeared prior to the appearance of the Apple "progress bar" upon startup?

Excerpted from Use FileVault to encrypt the startup disk on your Mac:

"When FileVault setup is complete and you restart your Mac, you will use your account password to unlock your disk and allow your Mac to finish starting up."

Encrypt Mac data with FileVault - Apple Support

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