Is it safe to sell my old dvds

Now i have purchased many i tunes moves and tv programs should i risk clearing out my dvd doubles of my downloads

You need to make sure you download all your purchases, store them on your computer or an external drive. You can also use a cloud backup service, iTunes in the cloud is not a form of backup, if content is removed from iTunes you will no longer have access.

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    This is just the standard user password for your account. If you've forgot it, there are various ways to reset it, depending on which version of OS X you're running.
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    I have the 4GB original iPhone and i was wondering if it was possible for me to upgrade to the new iPhone for the $199 price. If i can, am i able to sell my old on eBay? Some people say i can get the 8GB for 199 and some say i can get it for 499. I don't have an upgrade available and i signed a 2 year contract in September. Is this at all possible?

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  • I want to buy a new macbook pro 2012, can i sell my old macbook and put some more money to buy the new one???

    I want to buy a new macbook pro 2012 with retina display, can i sell my old macbook and add some more money to buy the new one???
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  • Is it safe to sell yet?

    Ok, I bought a new iMac, the Duo Core 2 version, and I want to sell my old Power PC iMac. I put in the installation disc and reinstalled everything. It came to the LET'S GET STARTED screen to start configuring everything after reinstalling the OS. Is all of my information now off of the hard drive?

    Hello,
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    Now, even if you erase your drive, it is still possible for special tools / programs to recover your information. You can never eliminate any possibility someone recovering information. But, you can make it more difficult.
    If you simply erase the hard drive, that is adequate to protect yourself against most users. Only the malicious would bother to try and recover old files with special programs or tools.
    If you wipe the hard drive (can be done from disk utility - under security options), you can make it more difficult. There is a 7-pass erase and a 35-pass erase. The 7-pass erase could take a day. The 35-pass erase could take a few days or considerably longer depending on your drive / capacity.
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  • How can I sell my old MacBook and Take it of my iCloud profile?

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  • How do I get my scheduled recordings from the old DVD to the new DVD?

    My DVD died. I installed the new one and it works, but the scheduled recordings aren't there. How do I retrieve them from the old box?

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  • Is it safe to sell a MBP on Craigslist?

    I am interested in selling my MBP on Craigslist in the Bay Area. With all the laptop crimes etc is this safe? What's the best way to do this?

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    I get the impression that it's intended for more local trades, but I am in Alaska.
    Anyway, I have never had any problem with electronics sales when I've followed these guidelines:
    1) Use PayPal when possible to be assured that the money is legit and not counterfeit (such as fake money orders).
    2) If you accept a money order or check (please don't accept checks), then cash them at the bank they are drawn against. This assures you that you have cash in-hand. If you deposit them at your bank, and the funds are later found not to be sufficient (or some other problem arises), then they will pull the money out of your account. By cashing it at the bank that it is drawn against, then you know you have cash, and you know instantly if the funds are available.
    3) Always get payment before you ship. Get that money in-hand first. Only ship after you have received the payment and are sure that the money is good (see number 2).
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    5) Talk with the buyer several times during the transaction. You can usually get a feel about a person through the course of continuing conversation. Pay attention to how promptly the individual responds to your messages. Pay attention to any story line, and make sure you don't find inconsistency's in their messages. Most conversations will have some discussion to them, watch for inconsistent stories (even if the inconsistency is about what they did today and has nothing to do with the sale). Inconsistency can give you a clue that the person is not 100% truthful.
    I've passed on many potential sales (or purchases) because the buyer (or seller) demonstrated a slight inconsistency that concerned me. For example, one flag that I remember was when I was talking to a guy about a portable computer he had for sale. He told me he purchased it from a store, then in a later message told me that the one he was typing on at the moment was acquired in a trade. But, he had previously told me that he only had the one computer.
    Buyers will make similar slips on occasion. They might discuss payment options, or reasons for using a certain type of payment, or they might discuss their address / residence / shipping location, and later say something that doesn't fit with their previous statements. There are any number of things that could come up in casual conversation. Just watch for stories that don't fit together.
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