MacBook Pro :: Wipe All Personal Info On It But Keep The Applications On It?
Jun 20, 2012
So I am selling my early 2011 MacBook Pro and have been having a lot of trouble getting people to buy it at my asking price... So I was thinking of ways I can get it at the price I wanted and thought to use the software on the computer as a selling point. Well it worked and I have all of adobe CS5 on it along with Microsoft Office for mac and windows 7 as a partition. Well I got a buyer who is interested primarily because of the software and I want to sell it but just keep the applications on it. What can I do to protect myself by getting rid of any personal information? Do I just go to my key chain and wipe it clean and wipe all my documents? The licensing for the applications won't be an issue for me so I don't care about that.
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
First time poster who just recently made the switch from pc to my new macbook pro and loving it though i'm still learning the ropes so be gentle with me
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Info: MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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This one caught my eye: (URL)
If anyone has any other recommendations, I'm open. The app must have an iPhone counterpart for syncing, that's a must. Good, usable interface is also a must.
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I update my contacts in my MacBook Pro. Other than manually re-entering the same info into my iMac, is there some way to "copy over" the data from the MacBook to the iMac? I also have a Mac Mini Snow Leopard server, and am not interested in using MobileMe.
I'm selling my Macbook in the morning and was wondering how do I clear all my personal information and my iTunes account before he picks it up.I'm hopeing some one won't say use the install discs ?
The ols PC laptop next to meshows and connects to the new iphone personal hotspot I just setup, but there is no sign of the thing under wifi in the (also new) Macbook Pro.
Info: MacBook Pro with Retina display, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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