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I have an old Mac with OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system. Now I am planning to sell it on eBay.com to get money to buy a new MacBook Pro. However, before delivering it to the buyer, I want to make sure all the existing data and history data on the hard drive has been wiped off. I delete all my documents and empty the trash bin, but the deleted documents and other more files still can be recovered by a data recovery program on my Mac. Nowadays, data recovery programs are very popular. So people can recover my deleted documents, intentionally or unintentionally. How can I do to permanently erase hard drive data under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard?

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Data Erasure Software

After many times of ‘search & try’, I find this powerful Mac data erasure program – DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac. Thank goodness. It supports for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. I download it and install it on my Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. It is pretty simple to use. Here I can show how it works to permanently destroy data under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. If you are going to erase hard drive data under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, you can follow these instructions.

Selectively Erase Files/Folders under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

When I launch it on my Mac, it shows three data erasure modes on the left of the main interface. The first mode is "Erase Files/Folders". This mode is designed for permanently erasing selected files or folders on the Mac. I add some documents that contain my private data information, and click on "Erase Now" button. It is very fast. The selected files are permanently erased within a short time. This is a good option to destroy some files or folders under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

erase hard drive data under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

Wipe Entire Hard Drive under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

This mode "Wipe Volume/Device" can erase all existing data and history data/traces on the selected hard drive volume under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Although it can’t wipe the volume that has installed the operating system, it is a good option to wipe other hard drives and external storage devices under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. I just need to select the target hard drive or media and click on "Wipe Now" button, all the data on the selected hard drive/media will be permanently lost.

erase hard drive data under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

Erase Free Disk Space under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

I love this mode. It only erases the deleted/lost files on my Mac and it will not affect the existing data/files. It is just like erasing Mac trash bin. All the deleted/lost files and disk traces on the Mac will be permanently erased.

erase hard drive data under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

Compared with other Mac OS X 10.6 data erasure solutions, DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac is much more efficient. I would like to recommend it to anyone who wants to permanently erase data under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. And it has been developed for all popular Mac operating systems, from OS X 10.6 to latest macOS. So I will install it on my new MacBook Pro.

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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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