Ensuring my data will be wiped out safely


an imac running yosemite sold , want wipe out personal, without formatting system drive or reinstalling os. far personal stuff, following have been done on imac.
1. there few applications installed
2. email account has been set in mail
3. lot of browsing safari
4. file use, there external usb3 hard drive connected, nothing written on system drive, other apps installed!

apart listed "personal" stuff above, there others must wiped out have not thought of?
 

encrypt erase volume

not specific yosemite:
  1. enable filevault 2
  2. allow conversion complete
  3. erase , install.

os x: how erase , install – apple support

there various other methods. method above allow erase volume when time comes sell.

should erase voume. it's simplest.

(without knowing great amount of detail additional applications installed, how installed, , on, it's impossible should selectively remove.)
 


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