# Cleaning out a mac (selling)

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-out-a-mac-selling/43089>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [February 7, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-out-a-mac-selling/43089 "2008-02-07T17:14:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-out-a-mac-selling/43089/1 "2008-02-07T17:14:06Z")

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anyone know how to wipe out a mac ibook? I’m selling my ibook to my friend is there a simple way to just delete all files and still leave the important stuff on there?

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-out-a-mac-selling/43089/2 "2008-02-07T17:21:33Z")

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put the install disk in and re-format the partition and re-install the OS

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**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-out-a-mac-selling/43089/3 "2008-02-07T17:50:01Z")

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Fs in title or wrong thread…

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**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-out-a-mac-selling/43089/4 "2008-02-08T12:58:49Z")

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Do a fresh install… put cd in and hold c at boot it should start booting from the cdrom

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**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-out-a-mac-selling/43089/5 "2008-02-08T13:50:33Z")

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> [@suzukifreek](#):
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> Fs in title or wrong thread…

?? he’s not trying to sell it here, he’s just asking how to format it.

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**Author:** ![Poose22](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poose22/32/7252_2.png) [@Poose22](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poose22)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cleaning-out-a-mac-selling/43089/6 "2008-02-08T14:25:20Z")

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> [@93z24](#):
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> ?? he’s not trying to sell it here, he’s just asking how to format it.

lol yea i was gonna say…

some people just jump the gun haha