Can OS 10.1 disk clean G3 running 10.2
Hi,
I'm giving away my old G3 minitower which is running 10.2. I would like to clear the hard drive first and leave 10.2 in place. I've lost my 10.2 disks but have the old 10.1 disks. Can the disk utility from the 10.1 CD clean everything leaving 10.2 in place?
Hi, James. If you're going to give the computer away, you'll want to zero the hard drive completely, leaving nothing at all on it that could contain any personal information. If you give it away with OS X 10.2 installed and no 10.2 installer CDs, you'll be pirating that OS, and the recipient of the computer will have no legal right to use it, no way to reinstall it if s/he ever wants to do so, and no way to perform basic maintenance and troubleshooting. In short, don't do that.
Instead, use the 10.1 installer to erase the hard drive, using the "zero all data" option. Then give the computer away with the 10.1 installer discs. That will give the recipient the choice of what OS version to install and where to obtain a legal copy of it, if they want something other than 10.1. It will keep your hands clean and your data 100% safe, neither of which will be the case if you give the computer away with 10.2 still installed.
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