After MacOS has been reinstalled, youll be greeted by the Setup Assistant, which you can quit out of and shut down your Mac.

But first you have to wipe every last bit and byte of your personal data.

You might be able to get some money by selling your old Mac.

But before you do, youll need to migrate its data to your new Mac and wipe it clean.

Even if you are giving your Mac to a friend, recycling it or donating it to an organization, youll want to erase your personal information and files before parting with it.

Your Macs hard drive is bursting with sensitive information that you wouldnt want to be accessible, even if you trust your laptops next owner.

Theres always a chance that some malware could snake its way in and uncover your personal details.

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Here, Ill show you how to remove all traces of your data and return your old Mac to its default factory settings.

Previously, this was done using iTunes, but with iTunes meeting its end last year, you now can use the Music, TV or Books app to sign out.

Open up any of those apps and go to Account Authorizations Deauthorize This Computer.

Youll need to enter your Apple ID and password and then hit the Deauthorize button.

Next, youll need to turn off Find My Mac and sign out of iCloud.

Go to System Preferences Apple ID, click iCloud in the left panel and then uncheck Find My Mac.

Next, click Overview from the left panel and then click the Sign Out button.

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Bluetooth unpairing If youre handing down your old Mac to your kid or someone else in your house, then its a good idea to unpair any Bluetooth devices from it so your mouse or keyboard controls your new Mac and doesnt interfere with your old one.

Go to System Preferences Bluetooth, mouse over the device you want to unpair, click the X button to the right of its name, then click Remove.

Factory reset You need to put your MacBook ( 710 at Back Market ) into recovery mode in order to erase all of your data and reinstall MacOS.

To enter recovery mode, restart your Mac and immediately press and hold Command-R.

Choose Disk Utility, click Continue and select your startup disk -- unless you renamed it, odds are its labeled Macintosh HD or something similar.

Next, click the Erase button at the top of the Disk Utility window and fill out these three fields: Name: Choose a name for the fresh, new volume.

Why not go with the tried-and-true Macintosh HD Format: Choose either APFS or Mac OS Extended (Journaled).

The newer APFS is best for solid-state drives, and Mac OS Extended (Journaled) is best for older, mechanical hard drives.

Next, click Erase and after Disk Utility does its thing, quit Disk Utility.

You should return to the MacOS Utilities window.

If not, restart your Mac again, holding down Command-R while it reboots.) From the MacOS Utilities window, select Reinstall MacOS and follow the instructions to install the operating system.

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