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How to backup, wipe and restore your Mac before selling it

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Planning to sell your Mac? AppleInsider covers the step-by-step process of backing up your files, wiping the hard drive and restoring everything on a new machine in this video.

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myztero 9 Years · 1 comment

Thank you. I just bought the new iMac and I plan to give my old one to my son. Now I know exactly what to do!

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tyler82 19 Years · 1109 comments

Shouldn't you zero out the data when formatting the drive?

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bluefire1 11 Years · 1316 comments

Excellent article; thank you!
I sold my old MacBook Pro two weeks ago when my new Pro with Touch Bar arrived. Fortunately the Apple guy was kind enough to help me wipe my old Mac clean.

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bobolicious 11 Years · 1190 comments

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