I read that I can dispose my desktop at Best Buy ( this was where we purchased). However I cannot wipe it clean due to both mouse & keyboard not working. Should I be concerned that all our info is still stored ?
thanks!
iPad, iPadOS 17
An iMac running Lion is newer than the pre-2006 iMac this forum covers. Can you please do "About this Mac.." from your Apple menu and tell us the sub-model. With that we can better tell if an at-home drive extraction is a viable option.
The "About..." window looks something like this in older versions of macOS:
and the red arrow I added points to the sub-model.
Hi,
Depending on the exact Mac model, it may be easy or more difficult to open the computer in order to remove the hard drive. You could then keep or destroy the hard drive. Alternatively, use a universal bare drive USB adapter (https://eshop.macsales.com/item/NewerTech/U3NV2SPATA/ is just one example). The now external hard drive connected to another Mac (or even PC, with the right software) could be read and/or erased.
Hi,
Yes, you should concern about your privacy. If you have another wired keyboard and mouse, it's OK they are for PC, connect them to iMac and see if they work.
If they work, start up in Recovery mode, then reformat internal drive with DiskUtility.
The model # is A1311 100 240V-,50-60hz 4.0A. This I located on the bottom of the stand.
We found a YouTube video instructing how to physically remove the hard drive,
so I think that is what we are going to do.
I appreciate everyone for taking the time to reply. We are not very technical!
thanks again!
Disposing of IS X Lion - broken
