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  1. therealMasa

    How to wipe MacBook Air for resale?

    Pretty newbish question but I'm looking to sell my M1 MacBook Air and need to factory reset it. I assumed this would be a fairly straightforward process, but some of the guides I found online have caused controversy in the comments, so I thought I'd throw the question out here. Thanks!
  2. Z

    the best wipe clean

    How can i make the thoroughest clean/wipe of my MacBook/PowerBook hard drive? I dont want m personal data/files be retrieved from the next user. Is there a way to do this without needing to reinstall the OS?
    • zoran
    • Thread
    • clean wipe
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  3. S

    How to factory reset Performa 5200?

    Hello. I have an ancient Macintosh Performa 5200 that I would like to sell. Before selling it I want to factory reset the computer. I couldn't find anything on the web or in the help menu on the 5200. Does anyone know? Thanks in advance.
  4. ondert

    12" Macbook Marks on Bottom Case?

    Hello random people of internet and Mac fans, I took my girlfriend's 12" Macbook 2016 to use on the go after we bought sth. better for her. However, there have occurred some marks at the bottom of the Mac probably because of the transparent plastic cover used for months, and I don't know how to...
    • ondert
    • Thread
    • bottom case macbook macbook 12 marks wipe
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook
  5. T

    Can't eject external drive. Button not working.

    Hi all, for a while I've been using my Macbook Pro 15" mid 2015. Running macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 With Sierra I also had the problem, and I just can't fix it. I can't eject external drives. The button is clickable but it just doesn't do anything. Dragging the drive to my trashcan also does...
  6. S

    Mac Cant Install Yosemite: basesystembinaries.pkg error

    My laptop had hard drives issues so i wiped it through the CMD + R interface. After that I started to install OS. The OS Successfully downloaded and restarted the laptop then started to install it but would always stop and get the error Cannot install basesystembinaries.pkg.
  7. Sebastian79

    MBP Screen Cleaning

    What's the best way to clean the MBP screen? I used a soft cloth (The one that came with my camera) and it seems to leave marks. Tnx!
  8. AlexGraphicD

    Problem with drive format

    I am using a shared iMac temporarily until I buy my own sometime in the near future and I when I do buy a new one I wanna wipe the drive and erase all of my personal files and passwords. Right now I am using it under a second admin account cause there is already another admin with his own...
    • AlexGraphicD
    • Thread
    • admin drive format imac password user wipe
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: iMac
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