Apple has a support article, just for you: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102773
But in short, back it all up, deregister/deactivate software, sign out, update system software, erase. The complexity of these steps depends on which operating system you have, but 2020 puts you in a good place. You should be able to use the Erase All Contents and Settings feature, which is pretty much bulletproof. Just make sure the OS is up-to-date before you start, for maximum marketability. Backups are important. Either copy data manually or use Time Machine. The latter covers pretty much everything, in case you forgot something. Remember that it’s not just visible stuff you want, but possibly things stored elsewhere in the filesystem; for instance, ~/Library/Mail contains any local mailboxes you might want, if you’re not using IMAP or Exchange. You can always destroy your Time Machine backup once you’re satisfied that you have everything. And remember too that Migration Assistant can use that backup, or your existing Mac, for restoration, which might make your life easier. Or not, as the case may be—you might find it easier to start from scratch, when all is said and done. Good luck. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/AB1A8B10-3141-4DDB-935A-229F8B094CA6%40me.com.
