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Mac OS 10.8 Mountain Lion Data Erasure Software

"Hi, I am going to sell an old Mac (has installed OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion) on eBay. Before delivering the Mac to the buyer, I want to permanently erase all my private files. I have tried many ways to destroy the files like deletion, format, but none of them can permanently destroy the files – I still can recover my files using data recovery software. Can anyone give me some suggestion to permanently erase files under Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion?" – Kalisa

Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is an old macOS version. When you are going to sell/donate/give away a Mac that has installed Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, you’d better destroy all sensitive data on it to avoid security threats. We know that Mac data recovery software can easily recover deleted or lost files from a Mac with OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. So the deletion or format can be the best solution to permanently erase files under Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. You need powerful Mac data erasure software for Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac is an easy Mac data erasure software that can permanently erase files, wipe hard drive, wipe unused disk space under Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and other macOS. It will permanently erase the selected files/folders and wipe targeted hard drive under Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, leaving no chance of data recovery. Once the erasure process gets finished, the erased data is lost forever, can’t be recovered by any data recovery software or data recovery service.

Erase Files, Wipe Hard Drive under Mac 10.8 Mountain Lion

DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac offers three modes to permanently erase data under Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

Mode 1: Erase Files/Folders in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

This mode can help you easily and securely erase files or folders on your Mac or storage media under Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Just add the files or folders into the list and click on "Erase Now" button to permanently erase them.

permanently erase hard drive under Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

Mode 2: Wipe Hard Drive in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

The mode 2 can help you completely wipe entire hard drive or device under Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. It will wipe all the existing data and deleted/lost data on the targeted hard drive media.

permanently erase hard drive under Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

Mode 3: Wipe Unused Space in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

The deleted/lost data is stored in the unused disk space. This mode will help you wipe unused disk space under Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion to erase all the deleted/lost data and traces on the hard drive without affecting the existing data.

permanently erase hard drive under Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

After erasure, your data is permanently lost, you regain the full storage and a better-performance Mac. Now you can safely sell your Mac, or give it to other people without worry. DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac has been proved the best solution to erase files/folder, wipe hard drive, destroy deleted/lost data under Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. Just try it. It also is a good option to format hard drive, storage media device and wipe all data under Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

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Written & Updated by Shirly Chen

Shirly Chen has been writing data recovery, data erasure articles for DoYourData over 4 years. She has been working as a professional website content writer & editor for quite a long time. She also writes articles about disk clone, Mac optimization, disk backup, etc.

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