What to do with Mail when selling MacBook Pro?
Hello All,
I have an iMac and a MacBook Pro using the same AppleID and mail accounts from both machines. I will sell my MacBook. How can I make sure that all Mail content is removed from MacBook?
Thanks a lot.
If you do a clean install, that should remove it.
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