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From: philo <philo@privacy.net>
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Subject: Re: Upgrade iMac 8.1
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:55:49 -0500
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On 7/30/24 16:41, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2024-07-30, philo <philo@privacy.net> wrote:
>>
>> I thought of taking the files out that I did not want to delete>
>>
>> Maybe I'll just check with the owner though and see if it's ok to just
>> empty it
> 
> The first thing you should do with any used computer or computing device
> is wipe it and install a fresh operating system.
> 
> How do you know there isn't malware, spyware, or child porn on it?
> 
> Answer: You don't know. So you should find or make a bootable macOS
> installation CD/DVD, boot on it, erase the startup drive completely, and
> install a fresh OS on it before using it.
> 


Yep. that's what I did

Drive is now totally erased and re-loaded