[mac4theblind] Re: giving a Mac for a friend: a couple of questions
- From: Edward Redfern <edwardredfern@xxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:07:21 +0000
I would recommend this option to protect data from recovery. this should also
be done when you create a new master account on the mac if sending out to
someone, etc. to do this, run disk utility, select your drive, then go to
erase. you then instruct the following. Erase free space. you can do a quick
erase, which is a single pass 0 write, all the way to a 37x pass write but that
takes days on the highest setting.
once done, your data is safe.
lew
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On 21 Dec 2012, at 10:01, "Kliphton" <kliphton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Is wipe free space a secure way of permanently getting rid of data?
>
> From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edward Redfern
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 3:57 AM
> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: giving a Mac for a friend: a couple of questions
>
> once you delete an account, normal methods cannot recover the account or it's
> data.
>
> if it was me, I'd low level format the hard drive, clean install and register
> the system as administrator or if you happen to know the user, their name,
> then register the OS to their address, etc so that it's ready to go.
>
> lew
>
> Edward Redfern
> Vintage Mower Restorer.
> E-Mail: Edwardredfern@xxxxxxx
> Twitter: redfernmowers
> Website: http://redfernvintagemowers.wordpress.com
> Breathing life back in to old equipment, one day at a time.
>
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> more information.
>
>
>
>
> On 21 Dec 2012, at 09:50, "Kliphton" <kliphton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Does the second method destroy all personal data, or is it able to be
> recovered at some point?
>
> From: mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:mac4theblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edward Redfern
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 3:36 AM
> To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: giving a Mac for a friend: a couple of questions
>
> drop box is accessible tyhrough menu extras to do so after pressing VO M M,
> VO right arrow until you hear dropbox. then VO SHIFT DOWN ARROW to interact
> and open the menu. Quit drop box and then delete it from apps. however, doing
> this doesn't guarantee data security. there will be a pref file linked to
> this containing any saved passwords.
>
> if you're passing on a machine, I advise one of two procedures for data
> security.
> 1: full disk destroy and rebuild with OS X (note that OS X mountain lion as a
> purchased product is assigned to your account details only and no other, so
> you would purchase a fresh copy of mountain lion, building an apple ID for
> the new user as well as an app store / itunes account. these do not require
> credit card details.
>
> the other way is to go to accounts in system preferences, create a new super
> user account and delete your current user account when you've logged into
> your mac as the new super user. this will delete all preferences associated
> with the user account and set up a new user account as an administrator. for
> more info, please drop me a line and I'll try to help you here.
>
> lew
>
> Edward Redfern
> Vintage Mower Restorer.
> E-Mail: Edwardredfern@xxxxxxx
> Twitter: redfernmowers
> Website: http://redfernvintagemowers.wordpress.com
> Breathing life back in to old equipment, one day at a time.
>
> Want to recycle your old lawnmower and make a difference? Get in touch for
> more information.
>
>
>
>
> On 21 Dec 2012, at 09:13, Chris H <christopherh40@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>
> What version of Os X are you using? If Mountain Lion you can see Dropbox in
> the Extras Menu, accessed with vo-m-m twice. If not, then it is not
> accessible.
>
>
> Christopher Hallsworth
>
> On 21/12/2012 08:58, Scott Davert wrote:
>
>
> Hello all.
> I apologize if this seems rather simple, but I can't seem to find the
> answer. I'm a fairly new serious Mac user, so perhaps I'm making this
> harder than it needs to be.
> Instead of reformatting this Macbook 2008 before I give it to my
> friend, I'm trying to sign out of all my stuff. I have signed out of
> the App Store, the Twitter clients, but can't seem to sign out of
> Dropbox. When I attempt to remove the application altogether, it tells
> me that I cannot move the selected application to the trash because it
> is currently. However, I cannot find it in the list of windows that
> are currently open with command `. Is there somewhere I can disable
> this application altogether and just remove it, or is there a simple
> way I can sign out? Whenever I launch the app itself, VO just tells me
> "dropbox has no windows". So, I'm a bit confused as to what to do
> here. Any help would would greatly be appreciated!
>
> Have a great Friday!
> Scott
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