Is there a quick way to erase everything right back to like new?

What's the easiest way to erase everything and return a macbook pro back to what it was when you purchased it.

macintn wrote:
What's the easiest way to erase everything and return a macbook pro back to what it was when you purchased it.
There are two methods, a reinstall of OS X only and a erase and install, which will wipe out your data and programs.
With 10.7 and later operating system versions, you really can't go back to exactly the way OS X was when you first bought it as Apple downloads OS X now and won't give a older copy, only the most recent updated issue in that version.
How to reinstall just OS X or erase/install OS X
How do I securely delete data from the machine?

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Hello, Gazzlaa84.
You can import your media a couple different ways. If you plan on keeping the media on the external drive, I would just direct iTunes to read the media folder on the external. Here are the steps on how to make that change.
iTunes for Windows: Moving your iTunes Media folder
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1364
iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Media folder
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1449
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iTunes: How to move your music to a new computer
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4527
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