Written byChristinaUpdated on Aug 21, 2023
How to Permanently Erase Data on MacBook Air?
Approved byGerhard Chou
"Hi, I have an old MacBook Air and I will dispose of it these days. Is there any way to permanently erase my private data on it?" - Korn
Whether you want to sell your MacBook Air or lend it to other people, you'd better permanently erase your sensitive data to prevent potential data recovery. When you delete a file on MacBook Air and empty the trash bin, the file is not lost forever. With data recovery software, you can easily recover the deleted file on MacBook Air or recover lost data from a hard drive which has been erased by Disk Utility.
Data erasure software for MacBook Air
Donemax Data Eraser for Mac is a powerful data erasure software which is able to help you easily and securely wipe data on MacBook Air. It offers military level data erasure standards including HMG Infosec Standard 5 (1 pass), Peter Gutmann's algorithm 2 (2 passes), U.S. Army AR380-19 (3 passes), DoD 5220.22-M ECE (7 passes), Peter Gutmann's algorithm 35 (35 passes). Once your data is erased by Donemax Data Eraser for Mac, the data is lost forever, can't be recovered by any data recovery software.
Donemax Data Eraser for Mac is fully compatible with OSX, macOS and all types of MacBook Air. Now, just download and install it on your MacBook Air. It is 100% safe data erasure software - will not cause any damage to your MacBook Air and will not shorten the service life of your MacBook Air SSD.
Three modes to permanently erase data on MacBook Air
Donemax Data Eraser for Mac offers three flexible data erasure modes. You can choose the right data erasure mode to permanently erase data or shred files on MacBook Air.
Mode 1. Selectively shred files on MacBook Air.
Just add files/folders to the erasure list, then click on Erase Now button. All the selected files/folders will be permanently erased.
Mode 2. Wipe hard drive on MacBook Air.
Erase Hard Drive mode will help you wipe an entire hard drive. All data on the hard drive will be permanently erased.
Mode 3. Erase free disk space on MacBook Air.
The deleted/lost data is stored on free disk space of your MacBook Air. This mode can help you erase free disk space of the hard drive and permanently erase all deleted/lost data. It will not erase the existing data on the hard drive.
Once your data on the MacBook Air is erased by Donemax Data Eraser for Mac, the erased data will be gone forever, can't be recovered by any data recovery software. You'd better make a backup before permanently erasing your data.
Donemax Data Eraser for Mac is able to securely and permanently shred files, wipe hard drive and erase deleted data on MacBook Air. It also can hep you uninstall useless applications and clean up browsers' caches on MacBook Air. You even can use this software to help you format hard drive or repair crashed hard drive on MacBook Air.
This data erasure software also can help you permanently erase data from MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Mini, USB flash drive, portable hard drive, memory card, digital camera, etc.
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Christina
Christina is the senior editor of Donemax software who has worked in the company for 4+ years. She mainly writes the guides and solutions about data erasure, data transferring, data recovery and disk cloning to help users get the most out of their Windows and Mac. She likes to travel, enjoy country music and play games in her spare time.
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Gerhard Chou
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