Hard Disk

This is an addendum to my series on on Getting Rid of My MacBook — essential information that's hard to find!

If you're on the receiving end of a transfer of ownership of a Mac, here's what you should do:

This is the final part 4 in my series on Getting Rid of My MacBook — essential information that's hard to find!

After securely erasing the SSD and resetting the Firmware Password you're ready to put the final touch on your Mac: reset it to factory state by loading the operating system:

This is part 2 in my series on Getting Rid of My MacBook — essential information that's hard to find!

There are lots of how-to's out there on the net, and many of them tell you to turn off FileVault before erasing your disk. That is completely wrong! DON'T DO IT!

Follow the outlined procedure: