HOW DO I REMOVE MY NAME AS OWNER AND ADMINISTRATOR AND POSSIBLY REPLACE WITH NEW OWNERS INFO FROM MY 2012 IMAC USING EL CAPTAIN

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HOW DO I REMOVE MY NAME AS OWNER AND ADMINISTRATOR AND POSSIBLY REPLACE WITH NEW OWNERS INFO FROM MY 2012 IMAC USING EL CAPTAIN

I sold my 2012 iMac and don't know how to remove my name and all my other info or transfer the data and the new owner asked me to apply his contact info to take ownership ...how do i do this properly. and i am unsure if the version of el captain I'm using is complete or in its proper filing order how can i re install el captain and switch ownership while removing my info?

iPhone 14 Pro Max

Posted on Aug 12, 2023 7:22 AM

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KiltedTim

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Aug 12, 2023 7:34 AM in response to peterson222

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

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Owl-53

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Aug 12, 2023 7:35 AM in response to peterson222

This article from Apple should provided the needed information.

It should be done by you before the computer is presented to the New Owner.

Once the final reboot occurs, just power down the computer via the power button

This way, when the Newer Owner take ownership and on the First Boot-up - they have the joy of the " Out of the Box " experience

What to do before you sell, give away, trade in, or recycle your Mac - Apple Support (CA)

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ku4hx

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Aug 12, 2023 11:55 AM in response to peterson222

If not concerned about settings and such, you can create the new owner his Admin user of choice, login as that user and removed your old user and associated files.

You still need to sign out of your Apple ID and other services under your user ID first.

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HOW DO I REMOVE MY NAME AS OWNER AND ADMINISTRATOR AND POSSIBLY REPLACE WITH NEW OWNERS INFO FROM MY 2012 IMAC USING EL CAPTAIN

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