I am giving my old laptop to my father- how do i "reset it" without erasing all of the software i have put on it. currently he gets all of my email etc??
I am giving my old macbook pro to my father. i don't want to run the restore disc because of extra software i have added over the years. I need to figure out how to "reset it" so that he gets his email- i guess to match his imac..... he currently is getting my email. Our common goal is to somehow link our 4 computers (his imac + mac book pro) and my Imac and macbook pro for ease of sharing info and grandchild pictures (the most important part!!). we are both technologically challenged- and we are 250 miles apart~!! We need help!! I am currently at his house and hope that with info from this forum- while we are together- we may be able to get this figured out. i can access this forum and read it (since he wont be able to find his glasses) and he will be able to do the technical stuff !!! Thanks for any assistance anyone can provide!!
Elaine
Hi Elaine
You can set up a new user account for him - and delete your old account - without affecting any installed software.
Go to System Preferences, then Accounts (called Users and Groups if you have OS X 10.7 installed).
Use the "+" button and add a new account for your father. I'd recommend that you make it a Standard account (doesn't have administrator privileges). Make sure you (or he) writes down the user name and password that you set up.
If you've already transferred any files you need (documents, pictures, movies, etc), you should delete your old account and set up a new, blank, admin account. First use the Accounts preferences to create a new admin user. Then log out, log in as that new user, and use the same preference window to delete your old account.
Again log out, log in as your father's user, and set up Mail with his email details. Make sure it's correctly sending and receiving email. I strongly recommend, if he has a mail account that supports IMAP, to use the IMAP server, so that any mail he reads on one computer will be marked as read on the other computer.
I'm not sure what plan you have to share photos? There are several online sharing sites (Picasa, etc), but iCloud - for now - doesn't have a photo sharing feature. What other info did you want to share?
Matt
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