Wipe data off computer

I am selling my computer and want to make sure I do not leave any data
Help please

Click here and follow the instructions. If the computer originally shipped with Mac OS X 10.6.8 or earlier, when you reach step 5, insert its original disk, restart with the C or Option key held down, use the Disk Utility to erase the internal drive, and install a fresh OS.
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Had to wipe evreything off computer

Hi
My recently purchased laptop was not functioning properly so I took it back to the shop and they said wipe the hard drive. So I did as thought the songs on my ipod would be able to be transferred back into itunes when I next plugged in. However, all the songs got wiped which I expected but now I can't get them back onto itunes.
I still have all songs on my ipod so is there any way I can get them into itunes?
Any help will be appreciated
Thanks

"all the songs got wiped which I expected but now I can't get them back onto itunes........I still have all songs on my ipod so is there any way I can get them into itunes?
This part of your post is a tad confusing, were the songs erased from your iPod or not? If they were then there's nothing to transfer back and they're gone for good. If they weren't and you have any iTMS purchases the transfer of purchased content from the iPod to authorised computers was introduced with iTunes 7. A paragraph on it has been added to this article: Transfer iTunes Store purchases using iPod
The transfer of non iTMS content such as songs imported from CD is designed by default to be one way from iTunes to iPod. However there are a number of third party utilities that you can use to retrieve the music files and playlists from your iPod. You'll find that they have varying degrees of functionality and some will transfer movies, videos, photos, podcasts and games as well. Have a look at the web pages and documentation, this is just a small selection of what's available, they are generally quite straightforward. You can also read reviews of some of them here: Wired News - Rescue Your Stranded Tunes
TuneJack Windows Only
iPod2PC Windows Only
iGadget Windows Only
iDump Windows Only
iRepo Windows Only
iPodRip Mac & Windows
YamiPod Mac and Windows Versions
Music Rescue Mac & Windows
iPodCopy Mac and Windows Versions
There is also a manual method of accessing the iPod's hard drive and copying songs back to iTunes on Windows or a Mac. The procedure is a bit involved and won't recover playlists but if you're interested it's available at this link: Two-way Street: Moving Music Off the iPod

How do I make it so that the one computer that has the main itunes account on it be used on other computers, when it comes to backing up phones and not deleting data off of phone that isnt on that computer itunes becasse its all on the one main computer

how do I make it so that the one computer that has the main itunes account on it be used on other computers, when it comes to backing up phones and not deleting data off of phone that isnt on that computer itunes becasse its all on the one main computer. Baiscally the problem is that one comuter and one account has always been sued for eey persons itunes. Now if we want to be able to backup and use itunes on our own computers fro our iphones and such, how will all he data that is on our phones not be deleted once its plugged into a new computer? Also, is theere a way to get all the stuff on thw current itunes onto each computer, via differtn account name?

option discovered in preferences. Really this and any feature that moves deletes or edits a users data should as far as possible be OFF BY DEFAULT. It shouldn't by default and without the users specific say do this dangerous and unnecessary thing without even letting the user know what it's doing!!! And then cause me a few hours (as i'm new to mac) searching for the option so as to switch it off. If i hadn't noticed the status cage declaring that it was copying files then i might never have twigged that this insane thing was occurring. And if i hadn't of noticed i would have been left maintaining the contents of the folder i copied the files to, the folder which as far as i was informed and so believed was also the location of the music files i was playing. How does Apple justify this 'genius' piece of software non-design? Surely it will hurt no one if this was off by default for new users - overall at least i dare say it would cause a lot less distress in the future for the unsuspecting public at large. Thanks for the support.

What are the procedures for getting Apple to remotely wipe all my data off my ipad that was stolen? I have no hope of recovering it. Please advise asap...thanks!

What are the procedures for getting Apple to wipe the data off my original ipad I bought two years ago. I had it stolen from a hotel room over the weekend and it is not password protected and no I did not download app to find it.
Any hwlp would be greting appreciated!

Apple can't do it, only you could potentially do it if you had enabled Find My iPad on it before it was stolen.
If it was stolen then you should report it to the police. As a safety precaution you should also change your iTunes account password, your email account passwords, and any passwords that you'd stored on websites/emails/notes etc.

HT2801 laptop wont accept disks, i am selling the laptop and want to wipe all of my data off of the laptop, how do i do this without the disks?

laptop wont accept disks, i am selling the laptop and want to wipe all of my data off of the laptop, how do i do this without the disks?

Do you have another Mac that you can connect to it?

I am selling my 5S I phone and need to wipe all my data off it. How do I reset it to factory settings and make sure all my data is errased

I am selling my 5S I phone and need to wipe all my data off it. How do I reset it to factory settings and make sure all my data is errased

Here's what you do: What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

TC 500GB died today - how do I get my data off of it?

My TC has been working great until today when the power died. Tried unplugging/plugging it back in, but still dead. Currently I have it unplugged and will wait a few hours before I plug it back in hoping life will flow back into it.
If not, how do I get my data off of it?
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Either remove the hard disk.. there are plenty of sites about replacing the hard disk in the TC.. if you do it carefully,, heating the rubber foot really hot with hair dryer or hot air gun,, then you can simply peel it back and undo the 10 small Philips head screws.. get a USB to sata converter at local computer store.. a bare one is less than $20.. a decent box might be $40..
Or repair the TC.. in the end that is cheap.. you can get it repaired or do it yourself if you have a few clues.. and then sell it on ebay once you recover your data and wipe the drive. The repair is cheaper than sale price.
Just type in google Time Capsule repair.

Option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts

Having just upgraded to the latest 2.1 software there is now the security setting to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts - which I can't turn off as I am synching with work email. Can anyone confirm that this is 10 CONSECUTIVE attempts as 'fat finger syndrome' often means I take a couple of gos each time. Thanks!

A quick search of Apple Support yielded this:
"If you repeatedly enter the wrong passcode, iPhone or iPod touch will be disabled for longer intervals, before you can try again. After too many unsuccessful attempts, you won't be able to try again until you connect to the computer you normally sync with. Note that starting with iPhone 2.1 software, there is a setting to cause the device to erase itself after 10 consecutive incorrect password attempts. This setting is off by default. It can be turned on by tapping Settings > General > Passcode Lock after you enter a correct passcode."
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212
You can search Apple support for this as well. It is probably in the manual as well:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPhone_UserGuide.pdf

I bought an external hard drive in June (this yr) and it suddenly stopped appearing on the desktop. Disk Utility could see it. It wasn't the cord - now that I've tried that, the ext won't even turn on. I need that data off the drive BADLY! Help!!??

The drive stopped showing up consistently at first, then stopped all together. Disk Utilities could see it, verify it but not repair. I need it backed up. I took it to a local computer shop who tried a different cord. Nothing. When I got home, I read through several support forums dealing with this issue. One said I needed to zap my PRAM on my MacBook. I did so. Now the external won't even turn on! Any hope of getting the data off that drive? It is still under warranty but undoubtedly the firm will NOT attempt to back up the drive before issuing a new one. I downloaded something called TestDisk 6 that another forum suggested but no one offered any clue how to use it. I cannot figure the first thing to do with it! It appears to may be a Windows formatted program, anyway as most of the instructions end in the suffix .exe. I'm at a total loss...both personally as well as having already lost a complete week of business. Any suggestions would be appreciated but please note - I am NOT that computer literate. Just telling me to download something won't help me if I can't figure out what to do once it is downloaded. Also, taking this hard drive apart will void my warranty. Not that that is the biggest of my worries at this point but I wouldn't have the first clue anyway! I live in an area where we have something called Mac Authority in the mall and a Best Buy. Those are the only 2 connections to Mac-related stuff I have access to. Help!!! Please?

If your external drive does not have an independent power supply, you may wish to consider a couple of lower-cost options before tossing the drive. Bus-powered drives have no external power source and must get all their power from the computer. They can exceed the computer's USB energy budget.
Cheapest option:
1 Meter USB 2.0 A to 5 Pin Mini B Cable - Auxiliary USB "Y" Power Design for external hard drives.
This gets power from two of the computers USB porst sna can provide enough power to wake up an under-performaing bus-powered drive.
If you don't have enough ports to use this, try the next cheapest option:
Newer Technology 7 Port Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Hub with Power Adapter for Mac & PC
Such a hub has a an independent power supply to make up for wahat the comptuer fails to provide.

How can i get data off my dead hdd

i dont want to be super long winded but here goes. son was playing something computer froze upon restart get flashing ? folder. after perusing all the stuff on here i poped my install disk in and got to the disk utillity. i can intermittently see my internal drive but it shows it as media with a pic of the drive. clicking on it dose NOT give me the option to try first aid, or do pretty much anything to it. i have since installed osx on my external to get me running for the time being. so being on the phone with apple they said to take it in and have the hard drive replaced and its under warranty. the kicker is, and i know im a dumb *** and i should have known better, i need data off the drive and have not backed up anything. on the disk util i get some info it tells me its a sata drive, but it says total capicity is 0 bytes. but i can see it.
any thoughts will be appreciated.
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If it failed *that* badly, experts are needed to extract the platters and couple them with identical controllers.
If that sounds expensive, you are correct. Could be 5 figures.

Received ipad2 synced to itunes and uploaded my backup, now I find out it does not have WiFi 3G and need to return it, is there a way of getting all of my data off the ipad2?

Received ipad2, synced to itunes and uploaded my backup from my Ipad, now I find out that it does not have Wi-Fi+3G, need to return it, is there a way to get my data off the ipad2 so I can return it?

if you mean restore it to factory default then you can choose that while having it connected to the computer and using itunes

Is there a way to read data off drive, not relying on file structure somehow?

That might be the wrong question. But it kind of gets at what I'm after. I have a DVD disk which was written by my TV DVD machine. While it was recording onto the disk, it ran out of space. When this happens, when I put the disk into my computer, my computer show zero files on there. Whereas if it hadn't of run out of space, a folder and a few files inside would appear. How can I access what's on the disk in this state? Is there a way to get the data off and turn it into a file?; there is data on the disk but my computer is showing zero files. Thanks.

Some, if not all DVD Recorders (i.e. SA 8300 and Cablevision) use a proprietary file system that matches the drive to the device, so not only can it not be read by a computer, it won't even work when read by another SA 8300 device. (Found this out when my SA 83000 cable box crashed. My recording on an external drive could not be read by the new SA 8300).
If you want to backup the files to another drive, you may be able to do a block-by-block copy.

Help Transferring data off of old iMac hard drive onto new Imac

Hello, I have two iMac's in my home office. My 6 year old iMac recently had the logic board die; so as opposed to putting $500 dollars into an old iMac I just removed the hard drive. I now would like to pull all the data off this hard drive and upload it to my other iMac. What type of cable/program do I need to do this?
Thanks for any insight!

One option would be a hard drive enclosure case. It would also allow you to continue to use the old drive for backups etc. One example of such a case which includes a usb cable to connect to the new computer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=0VN-0003-000H1
The same source has a number of others: http://www.newegg.com/Hard-Drive-Enclosures/SubCategory/ID-92
After the old drive is in the enclosure and connected, you can simply move files from the old drive or you could use OS X: How to migrate data from another Mac using Mavericks

How does one salvage data off of a water damaged iPhone 5s?

It was submerged for more than 5 seconds and I have lost all hope of it to work properly again.
All I would like to do is copy data off of the main memory such as music and photos onto my computer.
It can still turn on but it operates very oddly.
I plug in my charger into the phone and the critical battery sign comes up (little red strip in an empty battery).
A few seconds later it boots up, with the apple logo and a brighter screen.
7 seconds later it goes dark and that process loops.
I wake up the next morning and it is off.
I re-plug the charger and it not goes from the critical battery sign, to the boot-up apple screen, and then instead of going dark and looping, it goes to a dark screen but you can tell that it is on.
It is like a completely dark/off screen but lighter. Almost like you increased a brightness meter to a completely dark screen.
All things aside, it was dark but on and it stayed like that for a while before shutting off.
Please help.

This question pops up quite frequently but I've never heard of anyone having any success getting the data off a dead/damaged phone. Some have suggested there are 3 party forensic services that can retrieve the data for a fee but I've never read any feedback to say it actually worked. Even 5 seconds is quite a while for battery powered electronic device to be submerged in water. Usually something gets shorted out. Try what ManSinha has suggested. You have nothing to lose. Good luck.

My phone when attached to the charger boots up reaches the password screen, i enter my password and it goes to home screen then shuts itself off and reboots. is my phone possessed or how can i fix it? can i get the data off of it even if the phone is gone

my phone when attached to the charger boots up reaches the password screen, i enter my password and it goes to home screen then shuts itself off and reboots. is my phone possessed or how can i fix it? can i get the data off of it even if the phone is not salvageable? thank you so much in advance for your help!

Make sure you have the Current Version of iTunes Installed on your computer
iTunes free download from www.itunes.com/download
Then see Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
You may need to try this More than Once... Be sure to Follow ALL the Steps...
Take your time... Pay particular attention to Steps 3 and 4.
After you have Recovered your Device...
Re-Sync your Content or Restore from the most recent Backup...
Restore from Backup > http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1766
Note. Once the Device is asking to be Restored with iTunes... it is too late to save anything... and you must continue with the Recovery...

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