Get an old Mac ready to sell
Recently got a new Mac? It’s time to prepare your old one for a sale
IT WILL TAKE
At least an hour
YOU WILL LEARN
To back up your data, log out of accounts, and wipe a Mac
YOU’LL NEED
A Mac you no longer need
If you recently got yourself one of the amazing new Macs then you may be wondering what to do with your old one. The natural thing, if you can’t think of a use, is to sell it, but does that run the risk of potentially sharing your personal data? Not at all.
Whether you have a relatively new Mac or one that Apple would deem ‘vintage’, there are ways of wiping a machine of sensitive information so that it can arrive with a new owner box-fresh.