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I'm planning to sell my 13" MacBook Pro in mid 2010. It has about 250 GB of storage and I've filled about 230 GB of it. How long would it take to completely erase everything?
MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
Posted on July 18, 2014 6:26 PM
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User profile for user: qqgjcnfnmk
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Posted on July 18, 2014 at 6:33 PM
It depends on whether you have a hard drive or a solid state drive. It also depends on how securely you erase your hard drive, as some programs wipe your drive 3-7 times to ensure that none of the data can be recovered.
I estimate that 1 to 5 hours is the norm, but it can also go up to 12 hours.
Make sure you securely delete everything before selling so the buyer can't recover your saved passwords.
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User profile for user: qqgjcnfnmk
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July 18, 2014 at 6:33 PM in reply to xSean499x
It depends on whether you have a hard drive or a solid state drive. It also depends on how securely you erase your hard drive, as some programs wipe your drive 3-7 times to ensure that none of the data can be recovered.
I estimate that 1 to 5 hours is the norm, but it can also go up to 12 hours.
Make sure you securely delete everything before selling so the buyer can't recover your saved passwords.
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July 18, 2014 at 6:33 PM in reply to xSean499x
Few seconds if done correctly:What to do before selling or giving away your Mac.
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How long will it take to reformat and delete all contents from my hard drive?
