There was a long and almost bitter discussion about this. If there is any information you don't want to get out, start over. Don't fret about installed apps and such since you won't be using the machine.
Bob
My sister is selling her MB and wanted to know how to erase all data from the hard drive. Is there a folder like window's 'temporary internet files' where we can trash all the pages? just that we didnt want the bank accounts ( and other financial accounts and personal info) and other personal sites to remain in the memory somehwere. I know that these are all password protected...but just going a little further and trying to avoid any posiibilities of identity thefts and etc
thanks for reading
K
MB (core duo), OS X tiger

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