Mac: Resetting your Device for Re-Sale
Blog made with MacOS Sequoia
Do you have a Mac sitting around that you are looking to sell or dispose of or are you ready to upgrade your current Mac and move it to a new home?
If your Mac is running one of the later versions of MacOS ~ Monterey*, Ventura, Sonoma or Sequoia. Then this has been made easy via the option to ‘Transfer or Reset’ your device using the Erase Assistant.
Here is a video on how to Erase your Mac using the Erase Assistant, Enjoy!
Is Wiping your Mac using this method Secure?
Yes it is! For a process so simple, this process wipes the decryption keys necessary to read the data on your SSD Drive.
Other Notes
If you have an older Mac that has an older version of MacOS (that is Big Sur or earlier) or an Intel based Mac then your Mac needs to be wiped using Mac OS Recovery Tools ~ Please get it touch with us to complete this.
If you attempt to Reset a Mac and it is not supported, you will get this error pop up.
* In Monterey
~ Clete Diamond IT
