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I'm trying to clean my old MacBook Air for sell. How do I know it is cleaned?

I'm trying to clean my old MacBook Air for sell. How do I know it is cleaned?


Posted on Oct 12, 2020 1:42 PM

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Posted on Oct 12, 2020 2:03 PM

See the instructions in What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support


When that has been completed it will be as described below from that procedure:


After macOS installation is complete, the Mac restarts to a setup assistant that asks you to choose a country or region. To leave the Mac in an out-of-box state, don't continue setup. Instead, press Command-Q to shut down the Mac. When the new owner turns on the Mac, the setup assistant guides them through the setup process.

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Oct 12, 2020 2:03 PM in response to 8619

See the instructions in What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support


When that has been completed it will be as described below from that procedure:


After macOS installation is complete, the Mac restarts to a setup assistant that asks you to choose a country or region. To leave the Mac in an out-of-box state, don't continue setup. Instead, press Command-Q to shut down the Mac. When the new owner turns on the Mac, the setup assistant guides them through the setup process.

I'm trying to clean my old MacBook Air for sell. How do I know it is cleaned?

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