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I gave my daughter my MacBook and now have a new one. I transferred all my pictures and docs from the old computer to iCloud and to new Mac. Can I delete info from old computer?

I gave my daughter my old MacBook Pro. How do I stay connected as an Administrator but clear pictures etc so I do not unnecessarily consume memory?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Jul 31, 2022 12:37 PM

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Posted on Jul 31, 2022 12:56 PM

Of course you can. But before you do so, verify the data you think you copied you actually copied error free.


It's always a good idea to delete source data only after fully verifying the copied data. And be sure both of you backup regularly to keep all data safe.


If you're an admin user on her Mac, you have full admin rights. The amount of storage your user consumes depends solely on what you put on her computer under your user name.


RAM is memory and the Mac will use memory as it needs it regardless of number of users or the amount of storage space used or not used.

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Jul 31, 2022 12:56 PM in response to Lafond93

Of course you can. But before you do so, verify the data you think you copied you actually copied error free.


It's always a good idea to delete source data only after fully verifying the copied data. And be sure both of you backup regularly to keep all data safe.


If you're an admin user on her Mac, you have full admin rights. The amount of storage your user consumes depends solely on what you put on her computer under your user name.


RAM is memory and the Mac will use memory as it needs it regardless of number of users or the amount of storage space used or not used.

I gave my daughter my MacBook and now have a new one. I transferred all my pictures and docs from the old computer to iCloud and to new Mac. Can I delete info from old computer?

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