I have a new iMac which his all set to go. I want to recycle my old iMac and am looking for advice re: deleting / erasing all content and settings....... Without selecting anything from iCloud. Everything is all backed up.
Also, can I take the old iMac directly to the Apple Store to recycle? Is original box needed?
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support
The trade-in link at the bottom of that describes how to (currently) trade in or recycle a Mac, per Apple. That might be a drop off at a store, or a package-return box and shipment.
No, the box is not needed.
RicoRH wrote:
Thank you. I think this makes sense. I will cross my fingers and give it a go tomorrow. This only erases content from this computer - nothing in iCloud?
The directions in that article have been well tested.
They do disassociate the Mac with iCloud, and from your various subscriptions, yes.
Which is what you want.
Create a backup of your data before you begin the process of resetting your computer. iCloud is not a computer backup. iCloud synchronizes data across all computers accessing the iCloud account.
Thank you. I think this makes sense. I will cross my fingers and give it a go tomorrow. This only erases content from this computer - nothing in iCloud?
Thanks again.
Prepping old iMac with macOS Catalina 10.15.7 for recycling
