I did all the steps for my wife’s M1 MBA to erase the drive and sign out of her Apple ID. But when I went to reinstall MacOS it said it was activation locked and I chose to proceed and remove. I need to ship it tomorrow to the new owner. Is there an easy way to check out her ID is off of it or do I have to do it all over again. It took 3 hours last time. Thanks.
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Resolved Easy way to check I erased my Mac for sale?
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No need to reinstall OS on an M Mac (or really any Mac that is using APFS for boot drive) as the OS volume is sealed/protected: no personal stuff is on there.
Simple reset does the job as all files are encrypted by default, encryption keys get wiped at reset.
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For checking to see if device is tied to account, locked, Settings > iCloud on any device signed into the Apple ID can check. Find My app. appleid.apple.com as well.
Simple reset does the job as all files are encrypted by default, encryption keys get wiped at reset.
Erase your Mac and reset it to factory settings - Apple Support
Use Erase All Content and Settings to quickly and securely erase all of your settings, data, and apps, while maintaining the operating system currently installed.
For checking to see if device is tied to account, locked, Settings > iCloud on any device signed into the Apple ID can check. Find My app. appleid.apple.com as well.
It is still showing up on Find My.... So do we have to log in and redo the process ....No need to reinstall OS on an M Mac (or really any Mac that is using APFS for boot drive) as the OS volume is sealed/protected: no personal stuff is on there.
Simple reset does the job as all files are encrypted by default, encryption keys get wiped at reset.
Erase your Mac and reset it to factory settings - Apple Support
Use Erase All Content and Settings to quickly and securely erase all of your settings, data, and apps, while maintaining the operating system currently installed.
For checking to see if device is tied to account, locked, Settings > iCloud on any device signed into the Apple ID can check. Find My app. appleid.apple.com as well.
