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iMac erase hard drive but iMac won't start

I have taking my iMac to a recycle depot because it will not longer start and quits in the middle of an operation. It is 13 yr old. How do I erase the hard drive under those conditions?


Thanks

GH

iMac, OS X 10.11

Posted on Mar 26, 2021 10:03 AM

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Posted on Mar 26, 2021 11:43 AM

You were not specific about which year but if it's a 2011 or earlier it's not too difficult. Here is a video for a 27" 2011 model.


https://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/imac_mid27_2011_hd/ you can determine for yourself if you want to do it or not.

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Mar 26, 2021 11:00 AM in response to rkaufmann87

fyi i'm on my hp desktop pc..

and i'm not able to do anything on mac as something must be corrupted after i wiped off my account because i no longer want to use..

although, ive tried to type my password in recovery mode but i cannot type anything.. did tried the command + R keys and it worked before but now it wont work.. when i do this, there's a flashing question mark at startup.. i tried everything with other keys and the spinning globe constantly pops up at startup where i cannot type my password.. help!

iMac erase hard drive but iMac won't start

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