Selling your old Mac or passing it to a friend or family member? It is always a good idea to reset your Mac to factory settings before doing so.
This ensures the machine wipes clean all your data, so you won’t have to worry about any privacy problems. The best part is that Apple makes it very easy to reset a MacBook, iMac or Mac mini to its factory state.
How to reset a Mac
Unlike older Apple computers, resetting a Mac no longer requires booting into Disk Utility and then wiping the storage disk clean. Instead, as seen on iPhones and iPads, Apple offers a native option (in macOS Monterey and newer) to reset your MacBook or desktop Mac back to factory settings. The entire process is relatively quick and takes only a few clicks.
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