Preparing MBP for sale Kappy

I want to know the best way to prepare my current mac for sale (really giving to my girlfriend but it's the same idea)
a friendly chap called Clinton said that "Kappy" is the person in the know but any advice is welcome!
I want to make sure that i take the correct files off the computer to transfer to my new one via time machine or something else
Cheers!!
K*

Then you would need to Reinstall Lion before you gave or sold your Mac. As Lion was the Preinstalled version and ML would be tied to your Apple ID.
But this brings up a very good question or some very good questions.
1) If you installed ML does it Re-Write/Overwrite the Recovery HD partition to only Re-Download ML if you need to Re-install ML
2) If it does Re-Write/Overwrite the Recovery HD partition to only download ML how would you Re-Install Lion before you sold or gave the system away. As Lion does not come on any disc and the cost of the Apple USB thumb is excessive. Not only that what I got with the Apple USB thumb was the Original Release of Lion which may not install, actually will not install, on newer Mac's (Not the right build)
3) if it Does Not Re-Write/Overwrite the Recovery HD partition then you would need to download Lion and install it then Again have to do a 3.5GB download of ML to re-install ML.
Personally I think Apple has totally screwed the pooch (read that as Users) with this OS Downloading thing.
I foresee one big cluster fark
The only way it would work is if Apple installed a system that allowed you to Chose which OS you wanted to download once you started the Recovery system and select Reinstall Mac OS X. That is of course if you upgraded to ML
None of that has yet to be determined as No one has ML installed, It's not on the App store yet (as of a few minutes ago), or tried to go back to Lion from an upgraded ML install.
We'll all have to wait and see.

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Preparing iMac for sale

I have an iMac MB323B/A running on Leopard 10.5.8, which I want to prepare for sale.
I also have the installation disks for Snow Leopard.
I would like to be able to install the Snow Leopard and then download Lion , i.e. sell the iMac with Lion as the operating system.
I have put all the contents of the iMac onto an external hard drive and I am ready for the next step.
Do I use the install disks for the iMac and do a clean install? I have read on some of the forums that when you get to setup, you should press cammand and 'Q' to avoid the need for a user's name.
Would I be able to install Snow Leopard without updating the Leopard to the full 10.5.8? Would I be able to install Snow Leopard without the need for a user's name or password?
I would like to sell the iMac so the new owner can insert his/her own details from the startup. I want to avoid any evidence of my ownership.
Any guidance would be much appreciated.
Thank you.
John

See > Preparing an old Mac for sale | Macworld
and/or > How To Prepare a Mac For Sale
I'd reinstall Leopard and all the App's that originally came with the Mac and provide the new owner with both the Leopard Disc set and the Snow Leopard Upgrade Disc. That would allow the new owner to upgrade to Snow Leopard, update using the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 , then go to the App's store setup a new Account and purchase Lion, other iLife upgrades and App's using there new Account.
There should not be any problem upgrading it to Snow Leopard before or after selling it, as long as you provide the new owner with the Snow Leopard Upgrade Disc that you purchased for the intent of upgrading that computer.

Preparing Macbook for sale.

I've read many different version of what I want to do and would just like some clarity! I apologise that this no doubt have been brought up many times before, i'm relatively new to Macs and just don't want to do something completely stupid! Anyhoo, forgive me.
As the title states, I wish to prepare my Macbook for sale as i'm looking to upgrade.
I want to erase all of my data on the drive and then reinstall Lion.
In recovery I see this:
750.16 GB
>Macintosh HD
SuperDrive (greyed out)
disk1
>Mac OS X Base System
I'm presuming I select Macintosh HD and securely wipe the data? Or do I select the top drive?
Am I right in thinking Mac OS X Base System is my recovery partion?
If I wipe the drive will I get the option to restore the OS when it's complete?
I have the late 2011 Macbook pro which came with Lion.
Thanks a lot.
Steve

Install or Reinstall Lion from Scratch
If possible backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive.
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Erase the hard drive:
Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.
Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion and click on the Install button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
When the installation is completed do not restart the computer. Shut it off. This way the next owner will be greeted by the Setup Assistant as if the computer was new.

Preparing X200 for Sale...

I am selling my X200. I would like to completely wipe the hard drive and reinstall the O/S before the sale. My original intent was to use DBAN to completely erase the C partition, and then use the recovery partition to reinstall the O/S. However, to my understanding, DBAN will only wipe the entire hard drive (as opposed to a single partition). Since the computer has no DVD drive, I wouldn't be able to restore the computer to its factory configuration.
How can I competely wipe only my C partition? Alternatively, are there any other solutions to getting this done?

You can boot a linux live system and use dd
dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M of=/dev/sda1
Or use /dev/random, it does not matter much.
DBAN is a great tool, but honestly it's a bit overkill. I've never seen/heard of somebody able to recover from a zeroed drive.
For one, it would take very special equipments, because it will be impossible to recover anything without opening the drive and analyzing the physical disk with proper equipments. As far as the hard drive is concerned, those bits are all zero. Faint signals of older position may, or may not be detectable with special tools (we're talking about the NSA special kind of tools).
Another simpler solution is to simply restore using the factory recovery partition, then install ccleaner and use their "wipe free space" tool. It might still leave some traces behind, however. Traces invisible to anyone but a forensic inspector that is.
Last solution is to create USB recovery media, but I've never succeeded myself.

I restored my iphone 4 to prepare it for sale and now it keeps rebooting itself every few minutes saying "Waiting for Activation". What's going on?!

I'm just trying to figure out if theres some other issue at play or if its normal for the phone to keep rebooting while searching for activation. I'd like to sell it this weekend but I don't want to sell a broken phone to someone. I researched this issue a bit online and only found a similar issue having to do with facetime/imessage but this seems to be different. I went through the necessary steps to fix the problem others were having, even though it didnt seem to be exactly the same as mine, but it is still happening. I will say that I got the iphone wet some time ago but it has worked fine since then so I'm assuming its not related. Perhaps the battery needs to be replaced? Any and all input or advice would be greatly appreciated. THANKS!

I should mention it is ios 6.1.3. The phone has now also started, after rebooting, showing the signal bars next to the wifi signal icon at the top but no "Sprint" type next to the bars as usual. And then after a few minutes it shuts down, shows the black screen with the white apple in the middle for a few moments, comes back up with the Waiting for Activation message, the signal bars pop up and the whole cycle just repeats itself.

Preparing iPhone for sale

Sorry if this has been covered already, I searched a few pages and didn't see anything related...I am selling my original iPhone today and have restored it to factory settings and removed my SIM. It is now only enable to make Emergency calls. Does the phone still have the 1.1.4 software on it in this mode? In other words, will the new owner be able to simply pop in their SIM and get it going via iTunes as it is now, or do I need to reinstall anything prior to shipping.
Thanks

When you restored, firmware version 1.1.4 was re-installed, and you selected as a new iPhone or not from your iPhone's backup?
If so, there is nothing else you need to do. The buyer must get a new SIM card from at&t, and will activate the iPhone with iTunes as a new iPhone - assuming the buyer plans on being an at&t subscriber.

How do I prepare my iMac for sale? And best practice for transferring media to a new system.

This is my first time posting in a forum, so I will apologize in advance if I'm doing something wrong. I've tried to search for a very clear answer to my questions in the existing discussions, but have not had much luck.
I ordered a Macbook Pro today and would like to sell my current iMac to supplement some of the cost. I purchased my iMac in March of 2011 with OS X Snow Leopard preinstalled. I've since updated to Mountain Lion. When my computer came in it did not have OS DVDs, so I am not sure exactly how to take it back to factory default and remove ALL of my information safely in order to prepare it for sale. I'm afraid to tell it to format if I am going to need a boot disc/drive to reinstall the OS. I've been trying to research all day and have learned that I will not be able to sell it with the current OS, only the one that came with the computer at the time of purchase (to the best of my understanding).
Secondary to all of this, I have a question about backing up info and porting it to my new system. I have run the Time Machine backup to my external hard drive. However, I DO NOT want to port it to my new MBP as an image of my past machine. I did that when I got my iMac from my old MBP and my iMac thinks it is a MBP (MBP EFI/SMC Firmware Update Icons in my system utilities folder as well as identified as a Macbook Pro on my network). I've never been able to get all of these things to go away and I feel like it's chewing up hard drive space for no purpose whatsoever. I also worry that it could create system issues that I'm just not savy enough to catch before they are beyond control. That being said, I'd like to begin fresh with my new MBP. What is the best method of bringing my photos from iPhoto and music/movies/books/etc from iTunes to my new system? My word documents are easy enough...I keep 3 flash drives updated with them at all times.
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Whoever said you can't sell you iMac with the current Mac OS X is wrong, I believe.
Unfortunately, it is not wrong.
Any OS purchased/obtained at the app store - as is the case here - is not transferable. The license is tied forever to the Apple ID used to obtain it. The SLA states that the seller needs to erase the drive and reinstall the original system.
@ Kamikazwe:
You can call Apple and give them your serial number and they will send you copies of your original disks at a nominal charge.
You do need to use your original Snow Leopard disk, boot from it, erase the drive, and reinstall Snow Leopard. The buyer of the machine will need to purchase his/her own copy of Lion or Mountain Lion with their own Apple ID or they will never be able to reinstall or update the OS.
SLA Excerpt:
3. Transfer.
A. If you obtained the Apple Software preinstalled on Apple-branded hardware, you may make a one-time permanent transfer of all of your license rights to the Apple Software (in its original form as provided by Apple) to another party, provided that: the Apple Software is transferred
together with your Apple-branded hardware; (ii) the transfer must include all of the Apple Software, including all its component parts, printed materials and this License; (iii) you do not retain any copies of the Apple Software, full or partial, including copies stored on a computer or
other storage device; and (iv) the party receiving the Apple Software accepts the terms andcconditions of this License. For purposes of this License, if Apple provides an update (e.g., version 10.8 to 10.8.1) to the Apple Software, the update is considered part of the Apple
Software and may not be transferred separately from the pre-update version of the Apple Software.
B. If you obtained your license to the Apple Software from the Mac App Store, it is not transferable. If you sell your Apple-branded hardware to a third party, you must remove the Apple Software from the Apple-branded hardware before doing so, and you may restore your system to the version of the Apple operating system software that originally came with your Apple hardware (the “Original Apple OS”) and permanently transfer the Original Apple OS together with your Apple hardware, provided that: the transfer must include all of the Original
Apple OS, including all its component parts, printed materials and its license; (ii) you do not retain any copies of the Original Apple OS, full or partial, including copies stored on a computer or other storage device; and (iii) the party receiving the Original Apple OS reads and agrees to
accept the terms and conditions of the Original Apple OS license.

Preparing MacBook for charity donation, how do I clean all personal info?

I am prepping my MacBook as a charity donation and want to remove all personal files from it.
Ideally the new owner has a new out of box experience.
I do not have a bootable OS CD.
How can I ensure all my personal information is removed from the system?
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Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.2GHz, 4M L2 Cache, 2GB 800MHz
Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L30)
Appreciate any help on this front.
Thank you

To prepare it for sale you should follow these instructions:
What to do before selling or giving away your Mac
Some of the following will not be applicable to your version of OS X. Disregard references that don't apply.
In addition to the above:
If you enabled FileVault, disable it in System Preferences > Security & Privacy.
"Deauthorize" your iTunes account. Same for Audible if you have one.
System Preferences > iCloud > de-select "Back to My Mac" and "Find my Mac".
Sign out of iCloud. Select "Delete from Mac" when it appears.
Then:
Start your Mac with its original System Installation DVD (if your Mac shipped with one) or OS X Recovery (if it didn’t).
Remove any Open Firmware password if you created one: select Firmware Password Utility from the Utilities menu and remove it.
Select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
Remove any partitions you may have created.
Select the Mac's hard disk icon, then select the "Erase" tab.
Select the "Security Options" button and erase the disk.
The more "securely" you erase the disk, the longer it will take. The fastest method is sufficient since all but the most expensive techniques and equipment will be able to recover securely erased data.
When it finishes, quit Disk Utility.
Select Install Mac OS X from the Utilities menu. Do not create any user accounts.
When it finishes, shut down the computer.
If you want to install the bundled apps that were included with your Mac, restart by using your Applications DVD and install the bundled apps.
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Execute a bill of sale showing the Mac's serial number.
Once no longer in your possession, remove the Mac from your devices in My Support Profile.
Ideally the new owner has a new out of box experience.
I do not have a bootable OS CD.
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My requirement is to prepare the Flat File formats(Excel or Text file) for sales order Conversion using BAPI by COB.
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Help Prepare Macbook Pro for Sale

Hello,
I have a mid 2010 Macbook pro that I am trying to restore to factory settings so I can sell it. It is currently running OS X 10.8.5 and I do not have the original start up disks (I think 'out of the box' it came with snow leopard). When I got the laptop, the person had installed Mountain Lion for me.
When I followed the tips from all forums I have found online (power down, on start up hold command>r or option>command>r, disk utility, erase, reinstall OS X) but when I erase the hard drive and quit disk utility, I am only given the option to install OS X Mavericks. I try to go through the steps, but when prompted to give my Apple ID, it denies it since I have not purchased it.
Can anyone help me out here? I want to install Lion, not Mavericks.
Thanks!

Follow these instructions step by step to prepare a Mac for sale:
Step One - Back up your data:
       A. If you have any Virtual PCs shut them down. They cannot be in their "fast saved" state. They must be shut down from inside Windows.
       B. Clone to an external drive using using Carbon Copy Cloner.
          1. Open Carbon Copy Cloner.
          2. Select the Source volume from the Select a source drop down menu on the left side.
          3. Select the Destination volume from the Select a destination drop down menu on the right
              side.
          4. Click on the Clone button. If you are prompted about creating a clone of the Recovery HD be
              sure to opt for that.
               Destination means a freshly erased external backup drive. Source means the internal
               startup drive.
Step Two - Prepare the machine for the new buyer:
          1. De-authorize the computer in iTunes! De-authorize both iTunes and Audible accounts.
          2, Remove any Open Firmware passwords or Firmware passwords.
          3. Turn the brightness full up and volume nearly so.
          4. Turn off File Vault, if enabled.
          5. Disable iCloud, if enabled: See.What to do with iCloud before selling your computer
Step Three - Install a fresh OS:
     A. Snow Leopard and earlier versions of OS X
          1. Insert the original OS X install CD/DVD that came with your computer.
          2. Restart the computer while holding down the C key to boot from the CD/DVD.
          3. Select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu; repartition and reformat the internal hard drive.
              Optionally, click on the Security button and set the Zero Data option to one-pass.
          4. Install OS X.
          5. Upon completion DO NOT restart the computer.
          6. Shutdown the computer.
     B. Lion and Mountain Lion (if pre-installed on the computer at purchase*)
         Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because
                   it is three times faster than wireless.
          1. Restart the computer while holding down the COMMAND and R keys until the Mac OS X
              Utilities window appears.
          2. Select Disk Utility from the Mac OS X Utilities window and click on the Continue button.
          3. After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the left side list. Click
              on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
          4. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Optionally, click on the Security button
              and set the Zero Data option to one-pass.
          5. Click on the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.
          6. Quit DU and return to the Mac OS X Utilities window.
          7. Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button.
          8. Upon completion shutdown the computer.
*If your computer came with Lion or Mountain Lion pre-installed then you are entitled to transfer your license once. If you If your computer came with Lion or Mountain Lion pre-installed then you are entitled to transfer your license once. If you purchased Lion or Mountain Lion from the App Store then you cannot transfer your license to another party. In the case of the latter you should install the original version of OS X that came with your computer. If this is not possible then simply erase the drive. You need to repartition the hard drive as well as reformat it; this will assure that the Recovery HD partition is removed. See Step Three above. You may verify these requirements by reviewing your OS X Software License.

After secure erase of disk ready for sale of MBP I needed to input my AppleID and password in order to install operating system. is this a problem for the buyer?

I ran a secure erase of the hard disk ready for sale of my MBP 2007 (Snow Leopard). But then I needed to input my AppleID and password in order to download and install an operating system (Yosemite). The screen the showed the Welcome opening as it does for a completely new machine. It is ready for a new owner to register and use his or her own AppleID. Will the fact that the OS was downloaded under my AppleID mean that the new owner will still be able to update it as necessary when the time comes?

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Follow these instructions step by step to prepare a Mac for sale:
Step One - Back up your data:
       A. If you have any Virtual PCs shut them down. They cannot be in their "fast saved" state. They must be shut down from inside Windows.
       B. Clone to an external drive using using Carbon Copy Cloner.
          1. Open Carbon Copy Cloner.
          2. Select the Source volume from the Select a source drop down menu on the left side.
          3. Select the Destination volume from the Select a destination drop down menu on the right
              side.
          4. Click on the Clone button. If you are prompted about creating a clone of the Recovery HD be
              sure to opt for that.
               Destination means a freshly erased external backup drive. Source means the internal
               startup drive.
Step Two - Prepare the machine for the new buyer:
          1. De-authorize the computer in iTunes! De-authorize both iTunes and Audible accounts.
          2, Remove any Open Firmware passwords or Firmware passwords.
          3. Turn the brightness full up and volume nearly so.
          4. Turn off File Vault, if enabled.
          5. Disable iCloud, if enabled: See.What to do with iCloud before selling your computer
Step Three - Install a fresh OS:
     A. Snow Leopard and earlier versions of OS X
          1. Insert the original OS X install CD/DVD that came with your computer.
          2. Restart the computer while holding down the C key to boot from the CD/DVD.
          3. Select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu; repartition and reformat the internal hard drive.
              Optionally, click on the Security button and set the Zero Data option to one-pass.
          4. Install OS X.
          5. Upon completion DO NOT restart the computer.
          6. Shutdown the computer.
     B. Lion and Mountain Lion (if pre-installed on the computer at purchase*)
         Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because
                   it is three times faster than wireless.
          1. Restart the computer while holding down the COMMAND and R keys until the Mac OS X
              Utilities window appears.
          2. Select Disk Utility from the Mac OS X Utilities window and click on the Continue button.
          3. After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the left side list. Click
              on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
          4. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Optionally, click on the Security button
              and set the Zero Data option to one-pass.
          5. Click on the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.
          6. Quit DU and return to the Mac OS X Utilities window.
          7. Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button.
          8. Upon completion shutdown the computer.
*If your computer came with Lion or Mountain Lion pre-installed then you are entitled to transfer your license once. If you purchased Lion or Mountain Lion from the App Store then you cannot transfer your license to another party. In the case of the latter you should install the original version of OS X that came with your computer. You need to repartition the hard drive as well as reformat it; this will assure that the Recovery HD partition is removed. See Step Three above. You may verify these requirements by reviewing your OS X Software License.

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Preparing my MacBook for sale...

Hiall,
I am planning on upgrading my MacBook to a MacBook Pro in a few weeks, and want to figure out how to best prep the MB for sale, system wise. I'm currently running 10.4.11, on a 2.16 C2D machine. I've just upgraded the RAM to 4 GB.
I'd like to scrub the drive, and re-install the OS to Leopard. What's the easiest way to do this...should I upgrade, then do a scrub and reinstall? Basically, I'd like the computer to as fresh as if...well, they were opening the box from Apple themselves. I'm most likely selling to a friend, but would still like to get all of my personal files off the machine anyway.
Any advice anyone could give me would be great!
Thanks so much in advance,
Liz

Thanks! I just ordered a copy of Leopard, which I will provide to the buyer, along with the original Tiger disks should they decide to downgrade later on.
I'm not super worried about my data (since it'll most likely be someone I know), just want to make sure that she'll have a fresh computer to play with (she was planning on buying a new MB, but it'd help me out if she bought mine so I can get a new toy!!!)
Thanks so much!

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