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Failing to wipe your MacBook before giving it away or selling it could leave your accounts, photos, messages, and other sensitive information accessible by whoever gets ahold of the laptop next. These steps are fairly long compared to the process that takes place on newer MacBooks, but each step is simple and you should be sure to follow through with the process.

Reset the NVRAM: restart the MacBook, then press Option + Command + P + R for about 20 seconds immediately once the device turns on.

After the download is done, it will install the fresh version of the the macOS operating system and you can carry on with the set-up. Remember you need to be connected to WiFi as it will download a fresh version of macOS Catalina.

Then, log in to your admin account and click Disk Utility > Macintosh HD > Erase. Finally, go back to the main macOS Utilities folder and click on Reinstall macOS. Erase and reinstall macOS: restart the MacBook and immediately press and hold Command + R.Unpair Bluetooth hardware: click the Apple icon > System Preferences > Bluetooth and select "X" next to all of the paired device names.Disable iCloud access: click the Apple icon > System Preferences > Apple ID > Overview > Sign Out to confirm your decision.

Remove access to iMessage: select Messages > Preferences > iMessage > Sign Out.Then, key in your Apple ID login details before clicking Deauthorize.

Sign out of your iTunes account: click Account > Authorizations > Deauthorize This Computer.