I am trying to permanently delete all information on my Apple Time capsule. If I press the reset button on the back of the unit will it permanently delete all the previous back-ups?
— Randolph
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I'm pretty sure the rest button on a Time Capsule applies only to the wireless base station. If you want to erase the hard drive, look for an option in the AIrport Utility application on your Mac.
Thanks Gary. I guess I should have clarified it is a wireless base station. Its the apple time capsule. I did press the reset I am just not sure that the files on this unit can be recovered if I hand it down to a co-worker. Again, I am always aware there is someone out there with file recovery software. Is there a way to reformat this unit etc.?
Yes. Use Disk Utility. You can erase the disk securely and zero-out all the free space so your files cannot be recovered.