I bought a used Mac and it was not wiped. how do I wipe it?
I bought a used Macbook air and it arrived without being wiped. Can I erase the drives?
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I bought a used Macbook air and it arrived without being wiped. Can I erase the drives?
Here is: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support
That’s the recommended procedure, though you will not be able to sign out of an Apple ID controlled by another.
The person with the Apple ID and password can do those sign-out operations remotely, too.
Here is: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support
That’s the recommended procedure, though you will not be able to sign out of an Apple ID controlled by another.
The person with the Apple ID and password can do those sign-out operations remotely, too.
Here’s a direct pointer to booting Recovery: How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support
I’d use Option-Command-R to get the most recent macOS version supported by the Mac.
Thanks for the help. when I restart, now there is a flashing picture of a file rather than a partially chewed apple
I bought a used Mac and it was not wiped. how do I wipe it?