How to Format Apple iMac G3

There are numerous aspects that could be considered when discussing about Apple iMac G3 but in this article we will focus on how to format it because many users have been interested in becoming familiar with the necessary steps that need to be followed in order to format their Apple iMac G3 devices.

First of all, it is important to mention the reason why most users might be interested in formatting their Apple iMac and this consists in their wish of having all of their personal information deleted from it. Formatting is not a complex process if we were to regard it from a general point of view but there are few important steps that need to be considered by the users in the idea of becoming certain that they will succeed in properly formatting their iMacs.



The first important step to be considered at this stage is represented by the necessity of the users to make sure that they have saved everything that they might been interested in keeping from their iMac on another device because it is not likely to have another chance of doing this before the Apple iMac G3 hard drive has been formatted. The next step that needs to be considered is that of deciding on what type of device might be better to be used for storing the useful information from the iMac before proceeding with formatting it. Such devices can be either external hard drives of flash drives or even various types of network connections. It all depends on each user’s preferences.

Next, the users must locate the operating system having been originally installed on their iMacs and to insert the disc in order to start the reboot process. The rebooting process will take place if the user does not forget to keep the C arrow pressed. Next, the user will have to select the Disk utility from the list of options that will be provided to him and afterwards select Erase once the hard drive has been selected from the list. The wizard will have to be followed by the user in order to make sure that the proper steps will be followed and that all the proper settings will be established.



The next step that needs to be considered when discussing about ways in which we can format Apple iMac G3 is that in which the iMac needs to be turned off by the user once the startup screen has appeared. They the iMac will have to boot up and this can be established by pressing the T key on your keyboard and by keeping it pressed. What must also be mentioned is the fact that after formatting the hard drive the users will no longer be able to use the iMac in any way before he/she has installed a new operating system on it and that everything that had been on the hard drive has been permanently deleted from it. This is why saving the important data first and then formatting the hard drive is a must