Hey everyone, Just wanted to pose the question here. I am handling this tonight when I get home from work and I figured I would call Apple Customer Service but if I can get help here before tonight then why not.
My iMac's 1TB HD has been clicking for months now (have a ticket in about this and was told that the HD was going and could go any minute). My hubby and I are finally taking it in to the Genius Bar tomorrow morning. Well, I was told to make sure the iMac is backed up on TimeMachine - check. Erase the HD of everything -
Okay, how do I do that? I haven't taken the few seconds to use the finder function in order to learn how to do this. LAZY! I know, but in my defense, when I get home I am busy too many things to do so I haven't had time. Besides that, I'm waiting until the absolute last minute because I am still using my computer and I want to make sure all of my HD is backed up and then I'll erase everything.
Well, my questions are:
Is using the TimeMachine back up accurate enough? Will It definitely mirror image EVERYTHING that is on my computer right now so I can restore it after it is repaired? Is there anything special I have to do to make sure EVERYTHING is copied and saved and ready for my restore?
How do I completely erase everything on my iMac after I back up on TimeMachine?
Any help would be GR8!
My iMac's 1TB HD has been clicking for months now (have a ticket in about this and was told that the HD was going and could go any minute). My hubby and I are finally taking it in to the Genius Bar tomorrow morning. Well, I was told to make sure the iMac is backed up on TimeMachine - check. Erase the HD of everything -

Well, my questions are:
Is using the TimeMachine back up accurate enough? Will It definitely mirror image EVERYTHING that is on my computer right now so I can restore it after it is repaired? Is there anything special I have to do to make sure EVERYTHING is copied and saved and ready for my restore?
How do I completely erase everything on my iMac after I back up on TimeMachine?
Any help would be GR8!