Hi everyone, how’s it going.
Serge Siou here and in this episode I’m going to go through the process involved when
preparing your Mac to sell or giveaway.
Let jump right in with the DEMO.
Sooooo, Let’s Get Started.
The process when preparing your Mac to sell or giveaway is quite straight forward.
Firstly, the most IMPORTANT thing you need to do…you probably guessed it…BACK UP
YOUR Mac disk.
Don’t proceed to the next steps until this is done first.
No need to panic, simply watch the episode titled : How To Use Time Machine.
I’ve included a link on the description and at the end of this video.
Which shows the necessary information on how to backup your Mac disk using Time Machine.
Once that’s taken care of, it's time to move on to the next steps.
Secondly, De-authorise your Mac via. iTunes as shown.
Thirdly, Sign out of iCloud, when asked if want to keep copies of files on you Mac, simply
uncheck all options as we’ll be erasing the Mac disk and copies are already stored
in iCloud.
Fourthly, Sign out of iMessage as shown.
The fifth step is optional.
If you’re keeping your bluetooth devices such as your keyboard, mice or trackpad, you
need to unpair them.
For example, this important if using an iMac, Mac Pro, or Mac mini.
Please note you will need a wired keyboard or mouse in order to continue to the next step.
It’s now time to move on to the sixth and final steps, which is to erase your Mac disk
and reinstall macOS.
Therefore, make a note of the macOS that you’re currently using, in my case it’s macOS Sierra
and then shutdown the Mac
In order to erase and reinstall macOS, you need to start your Mac in macOS Recovery mode.
Simply turn on or restart your Mac and immediately after hearing the startup chime, hold down
the Command (⌘) and R keys.
Keep holding down the keys and release when you see the Apple logo or spinning globe.
After a little while, you should see the macOS Utilities window shown.
At this point, you’re ready to erase your Mac disk.
Simply click on the Disk Utility option and then click Continue.
Now depending on which macOS you’re using, you’ll see the following:
If you’re using macOS Sierra or earlier, you’ll see the window shown on the left
and if using macOS High Sierra or later, you should see the window on the right.
The procedures for erasing your Mac disk is exactly the the same which ever macOS versions
you’re using with the exception that the formats of the disk are different, as shown.
Therefore, click on the disk named Macintosh HD or whatever name it might be on the sidebar,
then click on the Erase icon shown here.
Now complete the fields if necessary with the following details shown here.
Making sure that if using macSO Sierra or earlier the format is Mac Extended Journaled
and if using macOS High Sierra or later the format is APFS.
Then click Erase to begin erasing your disk.
Once completed, quit Disk Utility.
You’re now ready to install macOS.
Simply click on Reinstall macOS, then click the continue button.
Accept the terms and select the Macintosh HD icon.
The download from Apple server and automatic installation of macOS will begin.
No need to stick around, go for a jog, swim or whatever, as this will take some time to complete.
Once the installation of macOS is complete, you’ll see the following screen.
Now; simply press Command-Q to quit without completing the setup up steps.
Then click the Shut Down button.
Don’t forget to give your Mac a good clean making ready for the next owner.
And that’s all there is to it.
Your Mac is now ready to sell or give away.
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