So I sold my late 2009 imac and I want to wipe it and reinstall mavericks on it without having to sign into my account so the new person can use it.
Is it possible to do this and have them sign in with theirs later?
iMac (27-inch Late 2009), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
Not on that Mac model. It cannot be sold with an OS newer than 10.6.8 on it(or 10.7.5 if you have and include one of Apple’s Lion USB installers.)
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What do you mean I have mavericks already on it?
That doesn't make sense..
You can't do that since any OS after Snow Leopard is attached to your Apple ID and cannot be transferred. You need to wipe the drive and install the version of OS X that came with your computer originally or the retail version of Snow Leopard, whichever is compatible. Perform the steps described here, What to do before selling or giving away your Mac - Apple Support. Stop at the step for installing OS X Lion or later and follow these steps instead:
Clean Install of Snow Leopard
1. Boot the computer using the Snow Leopard Installer Disc or the Disc 1 that came
with your computer. Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
After the chime press and hold down the "C" key. Release the key when you see
a small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.
2. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue
button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
After DU loads select the hard drive entry from the left side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive
size.) Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window. Set the number of
partitions to one (1) from the Partitions drop down menu, click on Options button
and select GUID, click on OK, then set the format type to MacOS Extended
(Journaled, if supported), then click on the Apply button.
3. When the formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed
with the OS X installation and follow the directions included with the installer.
4. When the installation has completed your computer will Restart into the Setup
Assistant. After you finish Setup Assistant will complete the installation after which
you will be running a fresh install of OS X. You can now begin the update process
by opening Software Update and installing all recommended updates to bring your
installation current.
5. If you are planning to sell or give your computer away, then do the following:
After you reformat your hard drive and reinstall OS X, the computer restarts to a
Welcome screen and asks you to choose a country or region. If you want to leave
the Mac in an out-of-box state, don't continue with the setup of your system. Instead,
press Command-Q to shut down the Mac. When the new owner turns on the Mac,
the Setup Assistant will guide them through the setup process.
Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1.
Oh do you mean I have to put lion on it and then have them upgrade it to mavericks themselves?
You need to put Snow Leopard or earlier on it(except as noted above) and let them do the further upgrading.
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Thanks Niel how do I pick best answer?
How to re-install Mavericks without apple I.D
