Selling and Buying: protect data

I am buying a new MacBook Air, and will sell my existing MacBook Air. I have copied and removed all the files that I want to to keep, but I want to ensure the future owner cannot access any personal data I may have missed.
What is the way to do this to ensure all my personal data is removed, whilst ensuring the current OSX system is intact?

Hi Edward,
If you're looking for a secure method for erasing your data your best bet is a zero out of the data on the HD, a single pass is usually adequate. However in doing the zero out you will need to wipe the OS and reinstall.
Another option would be to convert your user account to a File Vault user, after the conversion you can go in and delete all of your personal information, clear cookies/caches, etc. Then remove the File Vault protection and delete the user from root. While definitely not the same as a zero pass, in a "pinch" it's a pretty good way of deleting your information off the machine.

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