Lm buying a new macbook what steps do I do to clean off the old macbook before selling

I've bought a new macbook, I want to see my old one, what steps do I take to clean off the old macbook?

Follow these guidelines:
http://www.thesafemac.com/how-to-prepare-your-mac-for-sale/
Ciao.

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I can very well empathize and it hard for me to say it, but you can not get anything back - because there's nothing left anymore, at least not on Mozilla servers.

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Backup your data off the machine to a external drive (not TimeMachine) and disconnect.
Create another Admin account in System Preferences and log into it, delete your Admin Account and reboot.
Optional: Open Disk Utility and Erase Free Space (Zero good enough, 7x for military level, both take time)
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However if you need that level, then c boot off the 10.6 disk (or command r boot on Lion) and use Disk Utility there to Zero or 7x erase the OSX drive/partition, quit and reinstall OS X. Much more work that likely is unnecessary in your case.
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Is apple really going to make us buy a new applie mine was only bought in 2008 only 4 yrs old no problems whats the deal, why was I offered Lion if mountian lion was not going to be able to be used on my macbook. Apple come on this is rediculous!!!

s apple really going to make us buy a new applie mine was only bought in 2008 only 4 yrs old no problems whats the deal, why was I offered Lion if mountian lion was not going to be able to be used on my macbook. Apple come on this is rediculous!!!

Macbooks are only supported if the're late 2008 Alu or early 2009 or later:
The OP may have an early 2008 Macbook. You have a Macbook Pro, which is different.

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No eSATA to USB. Just a SATA/IDE to USB adapter. Google SATA/IDE to USB adapter and you will get tons of links to buy them. Most likely your local computer electronics store has them, although they might be more expensive buying locally than online.
I have several. You can get either USB 2, which what I recommend, or USB 3. USB is backward compatible so a USB 3 adapter will work on a USB 2 port and a USB 2 adapter will work on a USB 3 port. Backward compatible in both directions.
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synghem wrote:
Thank you LowLuster,
At the apple store they said I needed an esata to usb wire. But looking at wires on line has been confusing. Is sata the same as esata? How do I know if I need a usb 3 or usb 2?

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I put some money in my account and when I tried to buy a new APll they asked me for a security Q ,but the problem I don't remember my answers .What should I do ?

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You need to ask Apple to reset your security questions; this can be done by phoning AppleCare and asking for the Account Security team, or clicking here and picking a method, or if your country isn't listed in either article, filling out and submitting this form.
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Am I just wasting my time here? Is there some reason why an older Mac Pro will not do what the newer one will, with regard to iTunes?
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I have a very old (by computer standards) MacBook Pro, and a newer one. I've been using the old one mostly for iTunes, into which I have only CD entries. For a long time, years, the old MacBook pro ceased entering the song titles. This is very time consuming for me, so I finally investigated a bit further.
I discovered how to enter the track titles onto my newer MacBook Pro, and was so pleased! But when I tried to do the same with the other laptop, it failed.
What I did, basically, was what the Apple Help suggested--choose iTunes General Preferences, etc.etc. And yes, I did upgrade the old laptop to the newest iTunes version.
Am I just wasting my time here? Is there some reason why an older Mac Pro will not do what the newer one will, with regard to iTunes?
My older laptop is a 2.6 GHz Core Duo; it has 36 GB of "memory available." The newer one a 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7. It has 284 GB of memory available.
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Use Setup Assistant when your new Mac first starts up to transfer your stuff from the old Mac or it's backups.
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Force Quit .
Press command + option + esc keys together at the same time. Wait.
When Force Quit window appears, select the Safari if not already.
Press Force Quit button at the bottom of the window. Wait.
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Question for Hosts RE: What do you wish Apple would put in the next MacBook

Hello
I cannot find any other means to contact the hosts on this discussions site so I am posting directly to the forum. Please accuse the interruption if this is not the appropriate way to contact the hosts.
Earlier this evening this discussion thread "What do you wish Apple would put in the next MacBook Pro update?" was removed by the hosts. I am the person who originally posted the question. I am curious as to why it was removed. I have read the terms of use and find nothing that would preclude such a question. Please let me know what the reasoning was for removing this thread.
From the replies I read today it seems like the sort of information provided by those who replied would be of interest to Apple. After all, the closer you (Apple) come to meeting the needs of us users out here, the more machines you are likely to sell.
So how about it, why was the post removed?
Thanks
-- Bennett

The Hosts, in my experience, will for privacy reasons never comment publicly on why a given post or thread was removed. Without having seen the thread in question, I can't say for sure why it was removed, but if the post, as the title you gave indicated, was just a "wish list" and started to wander into speculation, the Hosts would have removed it for that reason.
Generally it's best to keep posts to specific technical questions. Inviting chat about future features isn't generally going to go well and such threads usually end up being removed. If you want to make suggestions to Apple about future features, it's best to use the product feedback pages. Your suggestion is more likely to be seen that way in any case.
BTW, questions about the Discussions forums themselves will be best asked in the Discussions Feedback forum. But again, don't expect a Host to specifically address why a given thread was removed; they just usually won't.
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