What To Do Before Giving Away Your Mac
It can be really confusing to know what to do before giving away, selling, trading in, or recycling a Mac. Often, Mac users forget to do anything at all, not erasing their private information or taking minimal steps that put them at risk.
Alternatively, if the original Mac user doesn't properly prepare their Mac for the new owner, that new owner might find that they have difficulty signing in to iCloud, the App Store, iTunes, or having other macOS related technical issues.
So, it's really important that Mac users take the necessary measures to protect their old data and make sure their old Mac is ready to go to its new user. In this guide, I show Mac users what to do before they give away, sell, trade in, or recycle and old Mac.
Before you begin, consider checking out our guide on What to Look for When Buying a Used Mac. Now, let's get started!
Note: Please know that the below steps changed with the distribution of the M1 Mac or the Mac with a T2 chip, so the steps for Macs prior to the M1 Mac or Mac with a T2 chip may be slightly different from the ones below.
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