Prepare Mac to give to girlfriend

[ramen5677]

Hello,

I want to give my old MacBook to my gf, and while at it, I want to put in an SSD, too.
I want to keep some applications, but otherwise I want it to be like a clean-install. So I prepared a new user, cleaned up my old one, and now, ready to delete that one, I want to copy Macintosh HD to the new SSD.
What are some files I can delete apart from my old user files? Is there away to reset library files, crash files etc. but keep the applications?
Thanks alot in advantage!

 

[Weaselboy]

Most all of the cruft you could get rid of was in that old user account. I guess you could track down every log file, but they use very little space and the OS purges them over time anyway.

I would just give it to her as is after you delete your account.

 

[satcomer]

What Mac is model? I ask because you can watch a install video of your Mac.

Plus read the Apple document What to do before selling or giving away your Mac.