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Feb 1, 2016 6:06 PM in response to RMCbookby Niel,Click here and follow the instructions. If the computer originally shipped with Mac OS X 10.6.8 or earlier, when you reach step 5, insert its original disk, restart with the C or Option key held down, use the Disk Utility to erase the internal drive, and install a fresh OS.
If you're erasing a hard drive(not a SSD), choose to do so securely.
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Feb 1, 2016 6:16 PM in response to RMCbookby LACAllen,Yes, this can be done.
Start by going into recovery mode >>> OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support
Use disk utility to securely erase the mini's hd.
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Feb 1, 2016 7:29 PM in response to LACAllenby steve359,You are probably safe this time, but be cautious about advising "secure erase" regarding until you know it is NOT an SSDs. SSDs are very different from HD. HDs can "overwrite many times" without risk. When you overwrite completely an SSD you are coming close to if not actually choking the write-buffer of the SSD, and can kill the SSD (yes -- this is an occurrence of "software breaking hardware").
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Feb 1, 2016 9:45 PM in response to steve359by LACAllen,thanks for that... but that point is well covered in the Macworld article I referenced.