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Erase macintosh HD data

Should macintosh HD data also be erased before selling my old mac?

Posted on Feb 14, 2021 5:34 PM

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Posted on Feb 14, 2021 5:58 PM

Everything need to be erased and the OS reinstalled - follow all of the instructions here:


https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065


FWIW, the Data volume contains all of your user data and files.

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Erase macintosh HD data

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