How to clear personal information

I sold my mac and need to get off all my personal information but the buyer wants some of the programs left on the mac. Is there any way to delete all the info and keep the programs?

There's no way to reliably remove everything without reformatting and zeroing out the hard drive. Just deleting an account is not sufficient; OS X copies some user data to locations outside the user account. Web browsing history and e-mail attachments, for example.
Boot up from your OS X DVD and use Disk Utility to zero the drive. To include the extra software with the sale, just give the programs' install discs and license keys to the new owner. He can install and activate them himself.

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In frequently asked questions, it says I can delete personal information in my profile. But it's not doing it. I.e., I edit/delete the information, and hit save, but the information is not deleted. Please help me with this, thanks!

Hi, Matt_Army45,
If you had said so in the first place, I would have replied with a very different response!
Please make your request to Skype Customer Service directly. The Skype website indeed limits what information can be removed. Here is a link to the instruction on how to contact Skype Customer Service via their secure portal: Contact Customer Service Skip past Step 2 of the instruction where various information will appear for your review and proceed to Step 3, Continue Support Request.
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How to Clear My Information.

I was sure someone had posted something close to this but i couldn't find it.
I'm sending back my Powebook to Apple tomorrow in exchange for a new one without the dreaded lines. I'm not exactly computer savvy so please bear with me.
Other than removing all of my info that I have saved on this computer, and back up my files what else can I do to remove everything? My biggest concern is with Safari, because it seems to have memorized my hotmail account password, and it automatically fills in my informations uch as name address number when filling forms etc and such information. how can I clear this before I send it back?

Hi Dan --
If you're only worried about Safari, you probably just need to reset Safari. Here's how Mac Help describes it:
Resetting Safari
If you use a shared or public computer, you may want to reset Safari to prevent other people from seeing what you have been doing.
Resetting Safari clears the history, empties the cache, clears the Downloads window, and removes all cookies. It also removes any saved user names and passwords or other AutoFill data and clears Google search entries.
In addition, any open windows are closed and a new window opens. The new window has a new history for the Back and Forward buttons and the SnapBack buttons.
Choose Reset Safari from the Safari menu and click Reset.
If you reset Safari, then cookies saved by other applications, such as Sherlock, may also be removed.
But, if you want to erase all the data on your hard disk securely, here's how: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=DiskUtility/10.5/en/duh1011.html
-- JDee

How to remove personal information in a PDF document such as name, computer name...................?

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I want to send a PDF file without giving away all information about myself, my computer, date and time the document was created, modified and so on, does somebody know how to change or totally remove that kind of information?

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How to clear my 2010 iMac to sell it

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Here is the relevant paragraph from the licensing agreement specifically stating that the OS is not transferable and must wipe the drive and reinstall the original system:
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I have an iMac for work and I am leaving the company. How do I clear the computer so that my soon to be former company is unable to see my personal information Ie. - internet, contacts, etc...

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Follow these instructions step by step to prepare a Mac for sale:
Step One - Back up your data:
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       B. Clone to an external drive using using Carbon Copy Cloner.
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          2. Select the Source volume from the Select a source drop down menu on the left side.
          3. Select the Destination volume from the Select a destination drop down menu on the right
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          5. Disable iCloud, if enabled: See.What to do with iCloud before selling your computer
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          1. Insert the original OS X install CD/DVD that came with your computer.
          2. Restart the computer while holding down the C key to boot from the CD/DVD.
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          6. Shutdown the computer.
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          5. Click on the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.
          6. Quit DU and return to the Mac OS X Utilities window.
          7. Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button.
          8. Upon completion shutdown the computer.
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My employer is issuing an iPad 4 to me, but has informed me that I "...can expect no privacey" of any personal information that may be put on the iPad. This is not acceptable to me. How can I use iTunes to keep my personal information off the iPad?

My employer is issuing an iPad 4 to me, but has informed me that "...I can expect no privacy" with regard to any information on it. What has me concerned is that my employer has also requested that I use my Persoanl iTunes account to syc and update the iPad. I am concerend with my personal privacey, as I have two other iPads that use this account regualary.
My question is: How can I use iTunes to update etc. the company iPad using iTunes without compromising my personal information?
What I have done is to set up a different sign in (is that called an Apple ID?) within iTunes (I now have two different names I can use to sign in to iTunes). They both still use the same iTunes and my personal apps and information appear to be available to my second sign in name (the second sign in name is what I intend to use for the company iPad). When I sync the company iPad how do/can I keep my persoanl information from being syc'd automatically to the comapany iPad?

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It sounds like you will still want to link your iPad and computer, but you want to prevent the iPad from syncing information from your computer to your iPad. I have an article here for you that can help tell you how to set this up:
iOS: Syncing with iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1386
You will want to follow the steps here to set up the iPad for syncing, but when it comes time to sync, you'll just want to make sure that the boxes for syncing the multitude of items that you can sync remain unchecked so that none of that information gets synced into the iPad.
Another note: your second Apple ID will not be able to access the apps, music, movies, tv shows, etc., that you have purchased under your primary Apple ID. Even though it seems that the secondary Apple ID still has access to those items, that is just because you are viewing your second Apple ID through the iTunes Store section on your computer and you have those items saved locally on your computer. You will need to repurchase and download all of the content that you wish to use again on your second Apple ID, if that is what you wish to solely use on this iPad.
Take care, and thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities.
-Braden

I unfortunately just got my IPhone 4s stolen.I thought I had the find my iPhone enabled but I didn't because I cannot locate the phone when I sign in ICloud.How can I erase all data on the phone so the thief can't access my personal information.

I unfortunately just got my IPhone 4s stolen.I thought I had the find my iPhone enabled but I didn't because I cannot locate the phone when I sign in ICloud.I have a password on the phone but i'm not sure if I turned on the option where the phone resets if you incorrectly put the password more than ten time. I immediately called my phone company (Verizon) and reported the phone stolen.So I know whoever took the phone cannot place calls or use the phone. But can they still access my data on the phone if they manage to unlock the phone? If so how can I erase all data on the phone so the thief can't access my personal information? is there any other way other than Find my IPhone to wipe off the data on the phone? I really don't want my personal information such as pictures, text messages, notes and social networks profile available to a stranger!!? Help please!!!

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I'm sorry to hear about your phone! I understand the need for an active device. You are able to activate an old device and process an insurance claim for your iPhone 4s within 60days from the incident date. Keep in mind if the old phone is not a smartphone and you currently have unlimited data that feature will fall off. If you have a tier data plan no changes will be made. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Thank you.
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I have an ipad 1 that I plan to give to a friend who does not have an apple computer. Will he be able to use it once I have cleared my personal information?

I plan to give my ipad to a friend who does not have an Apple computer once I have cleared my personal information. Will he be able to set it up without iTunes?

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I need to clear my computer of all personal information and user id etc. so i can give to someone else?

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