How to Restore Macbook to Factory Settings

Erase data on hard drive

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Restart your Macbook. Click on the apple icon in the top left corner of the screen and select 'Restart'.

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Press and hold Command + R. Do this when the gray screen appears during startup.

Select Wi-Fi network. This option may not be available.

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Select 'Disk Utility. '

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Erase the hard drive. Select the hard drive in the list, then click 'Erase'.

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Select 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled)'. This option will appear in a new window.

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Type a new name. This will be the new name of the hard drive.

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Click "Erase. " This step erases data on the hard drive.

Reinstall the operating system

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Exit Disk Utility. Once the hard drive is erased, click 'Disk Utility' then select 'Quit Disk Utility'.

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Click the Reinstall OS X option. Click 'Continue'.

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Follow the instructions on the screen. Please complete reinstalling the operating system.

Samuel Daniel

Update 29 June 2024