Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button.Ĩ. Quit DU and return to the Mac OS X Utilities window.ħ. Click on the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.Ħ. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Optionally, click on the Security buttonĪnd set the Zero Data option to one-pass.ĥ. After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the left side list. Select Disk Utility from the Mac OS X Utilities window and click on the Continue button.ģ. Restart the computer while holding down the COMMAND and R keys until the Mac OS XĢ. I suggest using Ethernet if possible becauseġ.
Note : You will need an active Internet connection. Lion and Mountain Lion (if pre-installed on the computer at purchase*) Upon completion DO NOT restart the computer.ī. Optionally, click on the Security button and set the Zero Data option to one-pass.ĥ. Select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu repartition and reformat the internal hard drive. Restart the computer while holding down the C key to boot from the CD/DVD.ģ. Insert the original OS X install CD/DVD that came with your computer.Ģ. Snow Leopard and earlier versions of OS Xġ.
Disable iCloud, if enabled: See What to do with iCloud before selling your computer.Ī. Turn the brightness full up and volume nearly so.ĥ. De-authorize the computer in iTunes! De-authorize both iTunes and Audible accounts.Ģ, Remove any Open Firmware passwords or Firmware passwords.ģ. Step Two - Prepare the machine for the new buyer:ġ. If you are prompted about creating a clone of the Recovery HD beĭestination means a freshly erased external backup drive. Select the Destination volume from the Select a destination drop down menu on the rightĤ. Select the Source volume from the Select a source drop down menu on the left side.ģ. Clone to an external drive using using Carbon Copy Cloner.Ģ. They must be shut down from inside Windows.ī. They cannot be in their "fast saved" state. If you have any Virtual PCs shut them down. You cannot do what you want without the original installer disc that came with the computer or a later version of OS X installer, unless the computer came originally with Lion or Mountain Lion.įollow these instructions step by step to prepare a Mac for sale :Ī.
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