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Factory reset

I am in the process of trading in my 2015 Macbook Air that runs on MacOS Monterey. I have backed up to TimeMachine and have signed out of iCloud and other Apple-related services. Am I required to do a complete factory reset, or is it ready to be returned now? There is no easy button like on my newer computers that has the erase all content and settings option.

Posted on Oct 21, 2023 9:25 AM

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Posted on Oct 21, 2023 9:30 AM

ARmaxs wrote:

I am in the process of trading in my 2015 Macbook Air that runs on MacOS Monterey. I have backed up to TimeMachine and have signed out of iCloud and other Apple-related services. Am I required to do a complete factory reset, or is it ready to be returned now? There is no easy button like on my newer computers that has the erase all content and settings option.

Here are the instructions for what to do before trading in your Mac: What to do before you sell, give away, trade in, or recycle your Mac - Apple Support


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Oct 21, 2023 9:30 AM in response to ARmaxs

ARmaxs wrote:

I am in the process of trading in my 2015 Macbook Air that runs on MacOS Monterey. I have backed up to TimeMachine and have signed out of iCloud and other Apple-related services. Am I required to do a complete factory reset, or is it ready to be returned now? There is no easy button like on my newer computers that has the erase all content and settings option.

Here are the instructions for what to do before trading in your Mac: What to do before you sell, give away, trade in, or recycle your Mac - Apple Support


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