HT201250 How do you back up on a Used macbook pro ?

I recently purchased a used macbook pro, and want to back things up. The previous user used time machine, but I can seem to find a way to use this because the previous user already had their own time machine. IS there any way to back up using time machine or to delete the old users time machine?

While you can go to the Time Machine system preferences and remove the backup disks listed there and add new ones, I highly recommend you perform a full format and reinstall of OS X on any used system. You can easily do this by rebooting while holding Command-R to load the recovery tools. One of these is Disk Utility, which you can use to format the hard drive and clear off any current OS installation and settings from the previous owner, and then use the Install OS X tool to download the install files from Apple and reinstall OS X from scratch.
This will give you a "clean slate" to work from, instead of having to manage any previous users' settings and data, and potentially any changes that could lead to instability or other odd problems.

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