@appleninja is it necessary to activate the mac after erasing everything? feels weird to connect the device to my wifi knowing the device will have a new owner? (im selling my macbook)
It's nearly impossible to sell a Macbook to a private buyer unless it comes with specialized 3rd party applications that come with purchase receipts. Why would someone risk purchasing from me when they can buy it from Apple, Best Buy or Amazon with protection/warranty?? Places like Swappa, EBAY, Nextdoor and FB Marketplace do not act as technical support if something goes wrong. Once the sale is made, the buyer takes all of the risk, which they know. I have no choice but to give it away to a cousin, niece or nephew. I pretty much answered my own question, but you get the point.
Thanks for posting this video. It really helped me because I had no idea what I had to do to prepare a Mac for another user. The video was short and easy to understand, which is why I like it. Every step was easy to do because you showed it on video. Now my Mac is ready to sell. Thank you.
Is it possible to restore if the current OS is a beta? I don't think it will revert to down to the most recent public OS vers. One may need to turn off beta updates, and wait until there is a non-beta update. I am about to get into this, I need to prep my MBP 14 (OS beta) for trade in. Any comments would be appreciated. Thank you.
@@AppleNinja I asked this because you left it at the Hello Window/screen and then you instructed to shut it off after that, once we get to the Hello Window/ screen… but, the activation window is before the Hello window/ screen… you activated it with your WiFi but stopped before the setup window which is after the Hello Window/ screen … that’s why I asked if we could just stop before connecting to WiFi and activate the laptop and just shut it off right there without activating it and let the new owner connect to their WiFi and activate the computer through their WiFi… I don’t know I just asked just in case there is a conflict for the new owner if he needs to take it to Apple and they give him crap for not being the original owner knowing they the laptop was activated somewhere else in some other state or even country, if he takes it overseas and activates it there… or for other reasons if they want to bother you and not work and fix any repairs.
Thanks for this video but I have a question. So I have backed up and erased. Now I want to take some photos or screen shots of "about this Mac", battery health etc. But when I start up the mac, it wants me to sign into my apple account etc. If I press command Q to get out of start up, it asks if I want to shut down. How should I get the information to display to sell without signing in the computer to me? Hope you understand my question. BTW, it's running on Big Sur.
Hello, do you know Is it at all possible that after all this there will be some data left on the disk or something similar? Since the same thing happened to me with a recent mac.
I have a question. So I have backed up and erased. Now I want to take some photos or screen shots of "about this Mac", battery health etc. But when I start up the mac, it wants me to sign into my apple account etc. How should I get the information to display to sell without signing in the computer to me? Hope you understand my question. BTW, it's running on Big Sur. @@AppleNinja
Where did you click uninstall Ventura? Did you go to Recovery and open Disk Utility and wipe the drive? If you wiped your drive then launch recovery and click Install Ventura and it should reinstall. Good luck bud!
Good video. I would also recommend that you write down the serial number of your Mac (found in Apple logo menu in About This Mac on the top left of your screen) in case you need it for trade in.
New viewer here. I'm tinkering with a 2010 iMac 2389 21.5" that was working about a month ago. It doesn't boot anymore. When I push the "On" button, the fans start running, the #1 LED lights up steady green, and then nothing else happens. No startup chimes, and screen stays black. I've replaced the mother board, power supply, LCD inverter board, and hard drive. The problem persists. How can I test the EMI filter on the power cord socket for proper function?
Hello sir. After I entered my apple ID password it shows the ff applications are still syncing to icloud. If you dont wait until syncing completes, you may lose data. What will I do? I dont want to lose any data and at the same time I want to erase and reset my mac cause I am going to sell it
Thank you for the great video. With the last step, if we sign in with our WiFi credentials then won't they be saved, which we wouldn't want to do if we are selling it.
Hey Sarvesh it should not keep the WiFi credentials stored. You would have to re-enter them when you walk through the setup assistant as a new Mac user on the fresh macOS. Here is from Apple: After joining a network, your Mac activates. Click Restart. macOS "Your Mac is activated" window After restart, a setup assistant guides you through the setup process, as if you're setting up your Mac for the first time. If you're selling, giving away, or trading-in your Mac and want to leave it in an out-of-box state, don't use the setup assistant or your previously connected Bluetooth devices, if any. Just press and hold the power button on your Mac until it turns off.
To disable Activation Lock, turn off Find My Mac. macOS Ventura or later Choose Apple menu > System Settings. Click your name (Apple ID) in the sidebar. Click iCloud on the right. Scroll down and turn off Find My Mac, then enter your Apple ID password when prompted. macOS Monterey or earlier Choose Apple menu > System Preferences. Click Apple ID. Click iCloud in the sidebar. Deselect the Find My Mac checkbox on the right, then enter your Apple ID password when prompted.
So this will delete all the personal data and ready to sell macbook correct?
Yes that is correct.
What happens if I don’t have the activate mac screen and it brings me straight to the startup disk or install macOS Sonoma
Hi! just a question, what will happen to the apple care warranty if you do that?
Great question! Nothing will happen to the warranty. This is Apples recommended way to do it. Have an awesome day @gamerodent!
@appleninja is it necessary to activate the mac after erasing everything? feels weird to connect the device to my wifi knowing the device will have a new owner? (im selling my macbook)
No you don’t necessarily have to.
Just found this channel thanks!
Welcome to the channel! Have an amazing day!
It's nearly impossible to sell a Macbook to a private buyer unless it comes with specialized 3rd party applications that come with purchase receipts. Why would someone risk purchasing from me when they can buy it from Apple, Best Buy or Amazon with protection/warranty?? Places like Swappa, EBAY, Nextdoor and FB Marketplace do not act as technical support if something goes wrong. Once the sale is made, the buyer takes all of the risk, which they know. I have no choice but to give it away to a cousin, niece or nephew.
I pretty much answered my own question, but you get the point.
ok captain obvious what if other people wanna buy it for cheaper a new macbook is over 1 thousand dollars
@@0qv11mright, I’ve sold and bought at least 4 MacBooks over the past 10 years on offer up alone lol
@@user-rq8fv7qb4h That’s wsp, Lol i’m barely starting to Buy and Resell macbooks rn at 16, making pretty good money.
You can sell it to vendors, people who basically sell macbooks as prepwned with guarantee
No shit Sherlock but people still can gift or giveaway their device doofus
What if I have Monterey and I open settings and then setting in box, but I don’t see the words delete and erase
Same
Thanks for posting this video. It really helped me because I had no idea what I had to do to prepare a Mac for another user. The video was short and easy to understand, which is why I like it. Every step was easy to do because you showed it on video. Now my Mac is ready to sell. Thank you.
Thanks for the feedback buddy! Have an amazing day today 😁
dont show wifi, i cant select, is there some hot keys?
Is it possible to restore if the current OS is a beta? I don't think it will revert to down to the most recent public OS vers. One may need to turn off beta updates, and wait until there is a non-beta update. I am about to get into this, I need to prep my MBP 14 (OS beta) for trade in. Any comments would be appreciated. Thank you.
Hi,
Can we just leave it at the activation window for the new owner to active it with their own WiFi and then do the rest of set up on their own?
Yep that’s all you need to do. Have a great day!
@@AppleNinja I asked this because you left it at the Hello Window/screen and then you instructed to shut it off after that, once we get to the Hello Window/ screen… but, the activation window is before the Hello window/ screen… you activated it with your WiFi but stopped before the setup window which is after the Hello Window/ screen … that’s why I asked if we could just stop before connecting to WiFi and activate the laptop and just shut it off right there without activating it and let the new owner connect to their WiFi and activate the computer through their WiFi… I don’t know I just asked just in case there is a conflict for the new owner if he needs to take it to Apple and they give him crap for not being the original owner knowing they the laptop was activated somewhere else in some other state or even country, if he takes it overseas and activates it there… or for other reasons if they want to bother you and not work and fix any repairs.
Thank you
Glad you like the video. Have an awesome day bud!
Thanks for this video but I have a question. So I have backed up and erased. Now I want to take some photos or screen shots of "about this Mac", battery health etc. But when I start up the mac, it wants me to sign into my apple account etc. If I press command Q to get out of start up, it asks if I want to shut down. How should I get the information to display to sell without signing in the computer to me? Hope you understand my question. BTW, it's running on Big Sur.
take screenshots before erasing your mac?
Hello, do you know Is it at all possible that after all this there will be some data left on the disk or something similar? Since the same thing happened to me with a recent mac.
Thanks! Exactly the information I needed and didn't know I could do so easily. Thanks!
Have an awesome weekend!
I have a question. So I have backed up and erased. Now I want to take some photos or screen shots of "about this Mac", battery health etc. But when I start up the mac, it wants me to sign into my apple account etc. How should I get the information to display to sell without signing in the computer to me? Hope you understand my question. BTW, it's running on Big Sur. @@AppleNinja
It says I have to delete volumes. I tried to delete the volumes but it won’t give me an option to
I clicked uninstall ventura now its taking 3 hours to reinstall it 😡
I tried to just go to restart and it just went back to recovery
Where did you click uninstall Ventura? Did you go to Recovery and open Disk Utility and wipe the drive?
If you wiped your drive then launch recovery and click Install Ventura and it should reinstall.
Good luck bud!
Will this affect other MacBooks in the household? We have several on the same account.
It has no impact on any of your other devices. Great question! Have an amazing day!
@@AppleNinja thank you!
So if I do this, it will sign out of everything???
Yep it will.
How to shut it down while in Hello Screen?
The power button in the top right corner of the keyboard just hold that down till it shuts off. Hope that helps
@@AppleNinja it works! Thanks!
Awesome thanks bro!
Glad you liked it Howlin Berry! Have an awesome day bro!
thanks so much, that was easy!
Have an amazing day 😁!
Good video. I would also recommend that you write down the serial number of your Mac (found in Apple logo menu in About This Mac on the top left of your screen) in case you need it for trade in.
Thank you! My how things have changed. Much easier when you now when you know how.
New viewer here. I'm tinkering with a 2010 iMac 2389 21.5" that was working about a month ago. It doesn't boot anymore. When I push the "On" button, the fans start running, the #1 LED lights up steady green, and then nothing else happens. No startup chimes, and screen stays black. I've replaced the mother board, power supply, LCD inverter board, and hard drive. The problem persists. How can I test the EMI filter on the power cord socket for proper function?
Hello sir. After I entered my apple ID password it shows the ff applications are still syncing to icloud. If you dont wait until syncing completes, you may lose data. What will I do? I dont want to lose any data and at the same time I want to erase and reset my mac cause I am going to sell it
Thank you for the great video. With the last step, if we sign in with our WiFi credentials then won't they be saved, which we wouldn't want to do if we are selling it.
Hey Sarvesh it should not keep the WiFi credentials stored. You would have to re-enter them when you walk through the setup assistant as a new Mac user on the fresh macOS.
Here is from Apple:
After joining a network, your Mac activates. Click Restart.
macOS "Your Mac is activated" window
After restart, a setup assistant guides you through the setup process, as if you're setting up your Mac for the first time.
If you're selling, giving away, or trading-in your Mac and want to leave it in an out-of-box state, don't use the setup assistant or your previously connected Bluetooth devices, if any. Just press and hold the power button on your Mac until it turns off.
Thank you@@AppleNinja for the guidance. It has worked.
The Wi-Fi option does not appear on the recovery assistant screen. What do you advise for next steps?
Thanks for the video. Question, how long does the whole process take?
Like 5-8 minutes total time. Super quick.
@@AppleNinja wow! After all these years they finally made it easy on us resellers. Posting this on Reddit.
hey ninja
thx for video
have question
how do you enable or disable activation lock ?
To disable Activation Lock, turn off Find My Mac.
macOS Ventura or later
Choose Apple menu > System Settings.
Click your name (Apple ID) in the sidebar.
Click iCloud on the right.
Scroll down and turn off Find My Mac, then enter your Apple ID password when prompted.
macOS Monterey or earlier
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences.
Click Apple ID.
Click iCloud in the sidebar.
Deselect the Find My Mac checkbox on the right, then enter your Apple ID password when prompted.
@@AppleNinja thx bro 👋
Thanks for the info 😊
Happy to help Mc Tech! Question for you, what is your favorite feature on the Mac?
@@AppleNinja my personal favourite feature is Airdrop in Mac , many times it's help me to share the large file very quickly