alholly
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Q: clearing hard drive

How do I clear the hard drive of my MacBook?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jun 20, 2012 11:50 AM

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Q: clearing hard drive

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  • by kostby,

    kostby kostby Jun 20, 2012 7:35 PM in response to alholly
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    Jun 20, 2012 7:35 PM in response to alholly

    Welcome to Apple Support Communities.

     

    What do you mean by 'clearing'?

    Erase all of your content, but retain OS X, for example, selling it to someone else.

    Repair the current OS X installation because of recurring errors.

    Erase only unneeded files and applications, making more space available to add new apps or files.

     

    Here are some options for OS X 10.5 'Leopard'.

    (All of them assume you have the original OS X system discs that shipped with your computer, and the OS X 10.5 'Leopard' disc, if it was purchased as an upgrade.)

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1544