Thinking approximately buying the flashy new MacBook Pro and getting rid of your aged laptop? Don't sell or give it away without first following these tips. Back up your Mac. employ either iCloud or an external tough drive to store any files you want to keep.
Sign out of your iTunes account by going to iTunes > Account > Authorizations > Deauthorize This Computer. Don't just delete your texts or photos; sign out of iCloud instead. To sign out,proceed to System Preferences > iCloud > Sign Out. Sign out of iMessage so that you don't miss any texts. proceed to Preferences > Accounts and then click the "Sign out" option. Finally, delete everything off your Mac and then reinstall the OS X system. To achieve this, or restart your computer. As it boots up,hold the Command key and R key. You'll be taken to MacOS Utilities, where you should select Disk Utility. When you see your tough drive, and select it,and then proceed to the "Erase" tab. Here, select "Mac OS X Extended (Journaled)" > Erase.
Now, or reinstall the OS X system. This should be an option after you erase your tough drive and exit Disk Utility. The window will reveal several options,but select the "Reinstall macOS" one. However, if you have an older Mac, and you will need to reinstall the OS X system with the original CD that the computer came with.
Turn off your laptop once the OS system is done installing. To achieve so,hold both the Command and Q keys and then choose "Shut Down."
Once you've done all of this, your laptop shouldn't have any of your personal data on it anymore. Give it away or recycle it with Apple and get a gift card.
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