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"Hi, I purchased a new MacBook Air in this year, so I am planning to sell the old one. But, before selling the old MacBook Air, how can I permanently erase my data to avoid other people to recover my data?" – Shane

I will sell MacBook Air, how to permanently erase data

Every time when Apple releases new Mac computer, we may want to purchase a new one to replace our old Mac. In 2018, Apple released new MacBook Air – this new MacBook Air was coming with many new features and lots of improvements. After or before you purchase a new MacBook Air, you may want to sell your old MacBook Air. But, before selling old MacBook Air, you’d better permanently erase your data to prevent your personal data from falling into the wrong hands.

Now, follow the steps to permanently erase data before selling old MacBook Air

Step 1: Use Super Eraser for Mac to permanently erase your data on MacBook Air.

DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac is one of the most powerful data erasure software, it can completely erase your data before you selling old MacBook Air. This certified Mac data erasure software offers three ways to help you permanently erase data on old MacBook Air:

  • Erase files – permanently erase files and folders from MacBook Air before you sell the MacBook Air.
  • Wipe hard drive – wipe entire hard drive to permanently erase all data on MacBook Air before you sell it.
  • Wipe free disk space – erase already deleted/los data permanently on MacBook Air before you sell it.

You can use DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac to permanently erase your data before you sell your MacBook Air. Once the data is erased by this software, the data is gone forever, can’t be recovered by any data recovery software. This software also can help you uninstall all applications on old MacBook Air, clean up internet files on MacBook Air. So, before you sell old MacBook Air, this software is the best tool to help you permanently destroy all personal data on it.

I will sell MacBook Air, how to permanently erase data

Step 2: Login out from all your account.

Now, you can login out from all your account on the MacBook Air, including iTunes account, iCloud account, email account, iMessage account, etc.

Step 3: Reinstall macOS on your Mac.

Then reinstall macOS on the MacBook Air. It is like you have reset the MacBook Air to factory settings.

I will sell MacBook Air, how to permanently erase data

We strongly recommend you back up your MacBook Air before you permanently erase data on it. Once the data is erased, you can’t recover the data from the MacBook Air.

With DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac, you can securely and permanently delete all personal data from MacBook Air before you are selling it. We know that MacBook Air data recovery software can easily and quickly recover deleted or formatted data from MacBook Air. So, if you only just delete the files or format the hard drive with Disk Utility, the data still can be recovered. Only data erasure software like DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac can permanently erase your data on MacBook Air to prevent data recovery, without leaving any traces.

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Written & Updated by Shirly Chen

Shirly Chen has been writing data recovery, data erasure articles for DoYourData over 4 years. She has been working as a professional website content writer & editor for quite a long time. She also writes articles about disk clone, Mac optimization, disk backup, etc.

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