People usually like to leave traces of their presence before they leave a place as a reminder that they were once there, but when you’re selling your preloved Mac or giving it away, leaving traces behind is one of the last things that you would want to do, so making sure that you wipe your Mac clean before turning it over to its new owner is definitely a must.įorget potentially embarrassing browsing history (Ahem!), your computer hosts plenty of sensitive information - including ones that may have only been briefly referenced in long buried documents that you may not have even bothered to read - that could get you in serious trouble - both financial and otherwise - if they fell into the wrong hands.
