How do I erase the HD on an iMac running Snow Leopard before I get rid of it? There is no recovery mode in Snow Leopard and I don't have the original disks
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
You need to restart from a compatible Mac OS X install DVD or an external drive to erase the internal one. The method of erasing the drive in the article Ronasara linked to uses recovery mode and therefore isn't applicable to people running Snow Leopard or earlier.
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You need to restart from a compatible Mac OS X install DVD or an external drive to erase the internal one. The method of erasing the drive in the article Ronasara linked to uses recovery mode and therefore isn't applicable to people running Snow Leopard or earlier.
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You may be able to reset the user password and erase your personal
files.. This, after making a second Admin user account. ~ Then Mac
hopefully could be started into new account. (erase old, after?)
• Reset an OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard User's Password - Without a CD/DVD | T. Williamson
There was more than one article on how to reset the Mac OS X
etc; change user name, make new admin account to facilitate
this idea. ~ One I found might not be the steps required though.
Without the DVD/CD media.
Perhaps this idea may work.
Maybe other article told of different code for 'terminal command-line'.
• Reset Mac OSX User Password Without CD with command line
https://brakertech.com/reset-mac-os-x-admin-user-password-without-cd-disk/
How do I erase the HD on an iMac running Snow Leopard before I get rid of it?
