Data safety tips before selling your old Mac

Mac computers have a special place in the market. People sell their mac for different purposes. Reasons of selling a Mac may include craving for a new model in the market. But before selling your mac, you have to save all the data. Obviously, you will not want a random person to have all of your information or use your accounts. It can also be harmful if it goes to a criminal minded person. So, the best thing is to manage your data properly before selling your mac.

Here are some tips which will help you save your data before you sell your mac:

BACKING UP DATA
The first and the most important thing to do is back up all your files present on your mac. You definitely don’t want to lose your important work or a memory.
This process can be done easily by shifting all of your important information to an external hard drive so you can have it all on your new computer. Here is a tip, store your data on two different hard drives so you don’t have to face any kind of unpleasant situation if one hard drive containing all your data stops working.
If you already have your new computer or mac, you can save yourself from a long process of shifting a data to an external drive and then to a new mac. You can shift it directly to the new computer if they are connected with the same network or you can also use any migration software present online for that purpose.

SIGN OUT OF YOUR ACCOUNT
The next important thing you have to do is sign yourself out from all of your accounts. A stranger should not have access to any of your accounts. This can later cause a lot of trouble. Sign out from your iTunes accounts so the other person cannot use it. Although it is difficult to use your account without the information like your id and password but its better to be careful.
To deactivate your iTunes account, go to the Store menu in your iTunes and click DE authorize This Computer. Mac will then ask for the basic information i.e. your id and password. Enter the specified information and your account will be deactivated.
You can apply this same process for other accounts like Dropbox.

MAKE IT LIKE A NEW ONE
You have to make your mac look like a new one before you sell it. Make sure you have already saved all of the important information in a reliable device and you will not face any kind of problems regarding the restoring process of your data again.
Okay, so making it like a new one you just have to reinstall the Mac OS. You can do it by using a CD. Just insert it and install new OS.

Selling your Mac will be an easy process. Don’t worry, if you have your data saved and your Mac in a factory reset position, you are allowed to say sell my Mac.