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Factory Reset for Mac OS?

QuantuxQuantux Registered User regular
edited January 2010 in Moe's Stupid Technology Tavern
I've got an older mac I want to donate, but I want to wipe out all user info first. I know I can always pop in the Tiger disc and wipe the drive and reinstall, but I don't want to wait for reinstalling updates and apps and such, and I'd like to donate this as close to usable as possible. I'll keep searching the web, but in the meantime, any ideas?

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  • Evil_ReaverEvil_Reaver Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Reformat/Reinstall is the factory reset for OS X. Installing the OS and all of the updates shouldn't take longer than an hour/hour and a half.

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Reloading OSX takes no time. Last time I used a mac was in fact me doing the exact same thing you are, getting rid of an older macbook.

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  • QuantuxQuantux Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I eventually found some super complicated instructions that involved hooking the drive up to another mac (which I don't have) and running some commands from the terminal. I guess I could boot into single user mode, mount the drive and run them, but I'll just save some time and wipe the disk and reinstall and just shut it off before the initial boot so that who ever gets it, gets the welcome spiel.

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  • NoisymunkNoisymunk Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Most of the organizations that accept used computers will do their own format and software install anyway, so just give it a good thorough format for peace of mind and kick it to the curb.

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