I am buying a new Mac. How do I clean the hard drive of any data. how do I save everything I have?
I am buying a new Mac. How do I clean the hard drive of any data. how do I save everything I have?
iMac
I am buying a new Mac. How do I clean the hard drive of any data. how do I save everything I have?
iMac
How to use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple Support
you will need an external drive... very simple
once new computer is all set up..and not before, then erase the old one What to do before you sell or give away your Mac - Apple Support
How to use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple Support
you will need an external drive... very simple
once new computer is all set up..and not before, then erase the old one What to do before you sell or give away your Mac - Apple Support
Erase the drive on the old Mac. Do not erase the drive of the new Mac. Get an external drive, connect it to your old Mac. Partition and format the external drive. Backup your data to this backup drive. Do Not use Time Machine. Use one of these:
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also, read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files.
See the following for returning your old Mac to Factory Settings:
How To Do A Factory Reset
Selection A should be used on computers that came with Lion or later when factory new. These models had no disks included when new. Selection B is for Macs that came originally with Snow Leopard or earlier. These models shipped with Software Restore disks when new.
A. Factory reset of your Mac - Apple Support
B. Factory Reset Your Pre-Lion Mac
Follow these instructions until you get to Step 5 of Factory reset of your Mac - Apple Support. At Step 5 you will need a Snow Leopard DVD or the installer disc that came with the computer.
Read and apply the following to your old Mac. It must be reinstalled with the operating system that shipped with it when new.
I am buying a new Mac. How do I clean the hard drive of any data. how do I save everything I have?