# How do I wipe out an iMac (aka Fickle, fickle Sue)

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**Created:** [September 21, 2002, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-wipe-out-an-imac-aka-fickle-fickle-sue/128910 "2002-09-21T01:57:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2002, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-wipe-out-an-imac-aka-fickle-fickle-sue/128910/1 "2002-09-21T01:57:33Z")

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I can’t do it. I know I said last night that I was going to keep it but I called to ask if I could return it for a new Vaio and they said “no problem!”

So now my problem is how do I remove all my info and preferences from it? It’s running OS X and I know nothing about macs.

Much obliged,  
Sue