articquad Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 So I was working in microsoft office, when my Core 2 Duo iMac 17" randomly shut off. I tried restarting it, no avail. I unplugged it, and reset my house's power, and tried it again in several outlets. It just doesn't do anything when I push the power button. So I called apple, she ran me through the "unplug everything, try several outlets".. Still nothing. Since I have an apple store in the mall about 5 minutes from my house, I was advised to take it there. However, I have Transmission installed on my mac for getting... erm.. Linux distros.. -cough- Photoshop CS3 -/cough- So photoshop cs3's the only not so legal thing I have on there right now, besides my music. Other than that, there's no signs of anything pirated on my desktop. There's also no limewire/transmission/azureus in my dock. I've got a few accounts on my mac, so when I take it in, I could have them log into a more legit account. (Dad's, mom's, kid sister). Anything I should watch out for? Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109717-ive-gotta-take-my-mac-into-the-apple-store/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeamp Posted June 9, 2008 Share Posted June 9, 2008 Good question. I've always wondered how deep the Mac guys dig (or snoop) when your machine is under the knife. Anybody? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109717-ive-gotta-take-my-mac-into-the-apple-store/#findComment-777480 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahbau Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Apple is not the police. They don't look for illegal software and don't have the time to go looking for extra work for themselves. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109717-ive-gotta-take-my-mac-into-the-apple-store/#findComment-778240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaporATX Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Technically snooping around in your personal files is illegal. It'd be like you catching the service guy who comes to fix your dishwasher rifling through the drawers in your kitchen... and like the above poster said they don't really care. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109717-ive-gotta-take-my-mac-into-the-apple-store/#findComment-778309 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeamp Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Is this also true with the likes of Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA, etc.? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109717-ive-gotta-take-my-mac-into-the-apple-store/#findComment-778497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaporATX Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Supposed to be true, but Geek Squad got busted a while back in a sting operation where they were caught stealing stuff off people's hard drives. Edit: This is interesting... http://cbs13.com/video/?id=17308@kovr.dayport.com Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109717-ive-gotta-take-my-mac-into-the-apple-store/#findComment-778573 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Yea ..but it wasn't for the sake of catching criminal activity. It was nosey douchebag employees trying to fill their own digital coffers. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109717-ive-gotta-take-my-mac-into-the-apple-store/#findComment-778840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboss Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 If you are super paranoid, try this out. Back up your entire hard drive to your Time Machine disk. After that, plop the OS X install disc in and perform a complete format (use the advanced format options and write over the data the maximum number of times possible). That does take a bit of time though and if you have a big hard drive you might have to wait a few hours... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109717-ive-gotta-take-my-mac-into-the-apple-store/#findComment-778889 Share on other sites More sharing options...
applehacker Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 IMO, do like the post above. Reformat N Reinstall (RnR) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109717-ive-gotta-take-my-mac-into-the-apple-store/#findComment-778990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumblpak Posted June 14, 2008 Share Posted June 14, 2008 I'm not really sure about it myself but I take it to a friend of mine that works at the apple store and lets put it this way if he reported me he'd be in a world of hell if I reported him ;P. I've never worried about it though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109717-ive-gotta-take-my-mac-into-the-apple-store/#findComment-782932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.ShadowFox Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Apple would not mind, because they do know that you can use torrent for good and not for copyright infringement. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/109717-ive-gotta-take-my-mac-into-the-apple-store/#findComment-785869 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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