Selling old macbook, mid 2009

Is it possible to keep this macbook upgraded to El Capitan and remove all traces of my Apple ID?

MacBook, OS X 10.11

Posted on Jul 21, 2021 12:25 PM

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Posted on Jul 21, 2021 2:19 PM

From what I can tell you can now download El Capitan without an Apple ID so in theory you could erase it and then install El Capitan, using a bootable installer if necessary. However, a purchaser could also download El Capitan and do it by the book.


Click on the link to read 'What to do before selling or giving away your Mac.' --> http://support.apple.com/HT201065


OS X 10.11 El Capitan http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/061-41424-20191024-218af9ec-cf50-4516-9011-228c78eda3d2/InstallMacOSX.dmg


Read the document 'How to create a bootable installer for macOS' at this link --> https://support.apple.com/HT201372



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Jul 21, 2021 2:19 PM in response to mrodof48

From what I can tell you can now download El Capitan without an Apple ID so in theory you could erase it and then install El Capitan, using a bootable installer if necessary. However, a purchaser could also download El Capitan and do it by the book.


Click on the link to read 'What to do before selling or giving away your Mac.' --> http://support.apple.com/HT201065


OS X 10.11 El Capitan http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/061-41424-20191024-218af9ec-cf50-4516-9011-228c78eda3d2/InstallMacOSX.dmg


Read the document 'How to create a bootable installer for macOS' at this link --> https://support.apple.com/HT201372



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