I am Upgrading to a new Mac Book Pro, my "old" one is going to a friend !

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I am Upgrading to a new Mac Book Pro, my "old" one is going to a friend !

Hi all, i am going to upgrade to a new Slimline Mac Book Pro, my outgoing 3 year old Mac Book Pro is going to a good friend of mine, i have been trying for years to get him to ditch Windows, he has finally taken the bait.

So i am asking, how is it best to prepare my old MBP before i transfer ownership ?.

Is it perhaps as easy as simply Formatting the hard drive and leaving it at that ?. If so, how would he be able to get a copy of ElCapitan ???? Would it then be easy to get hold of a complimentary copy of Pages, Numbers and Keynote ??? or perhaps they are included in ElCapitan ???? i seem to recall that i had to pay for them 3 or 4 years ago.

Questions Questions, and is there a page i can point him to that will help his MOVE from Windows to Apple to be as painless as possible, otherwise i will loose a very good friend !!!

Tim

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3), iPhone 5S, wife has iPad2 and my 4S

Posted on Feb 13, 2016 8:22 AM

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Limnos

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Feb 13, 2016 10:22 AM in response to timmy toad

KurtLang Aug. 2014 post on restoring newer computers that do not come with a optical disc - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6500496?answerId=26479617022#26479617022

Kappy Jan. 2016 post on using network recovery - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7443665?answerId=29713317022#29713317022

Linc Davis Feb. 2016 post on restoring computer to new condition - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7447000?answerId=29726244022#29726244022

About Windows Migration Assistant - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4796 - Learn about how to use Windows Migration Assistant to migrate your files from a Windows PC to a Mac. Download link - http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1557

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timmy toad Author

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Feb 13, 2016 10:28 AM in response to Limnos

Wow this is a lot more complicated than i first thought !.

Has anybody actually had first hand experience with what i am asking ? please. All those links above seem to relate to older versions of OS X

I would hope it would be easier to do all the hard work for myself, while i am using the new MBP

Particularly as ElCapitan and iLife is now free !

tim

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