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Erase MacBook before recycle

How to erase MacBook before sending it in for recycle.

Posted on Aug 9, 2022 01:17 PM

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Please refer to What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac.

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Aug 9, 2022 02:08 PM in response to Kansas Slim

Please refer to What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac.

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Aug 9, 2022 02:24 PM in response to Ferd II

Step 7 of that list is what I was after, erasing the MacBook and reinstalling the OS. And step 8 about the NVRAM should fix us up nicely. Thanks.

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