How to Reset & Restore MacBook Air M3 to Factory Settings║macOS Sonoma

This is a video on how to perform a hard reset factory restore on the Apple MacBook Air M3 running MacOS Sonoma.

Steps
1. Power off the MacBook
2. Power it on and hold "Power" key.
3. Hold until the black "Startup Options" screen appears.
4. Select "Options"
5. Click on "Disk Utility" select your Mac Hard Drive and "Erase"
6. After the HD is erased Follow the prompts to "Activate Mac"
7. Then Install "New macOS Sonoma"
8. Congrats if you got this far your MacBook M3 should have been reset.

0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Why Factory Reset?
1:10 - Reset with Settings
1:53 - Reset with Recovery Assistant
5:11 - Outro

Disclaimer - A factory data reset both hard or soft will erase all of your personal information on your device and return it to its out of the box state. You are doing this factory data wipe/reset on your device at your own risk. We are not responsible for any problems or technical difficulties caused from trying these techniques.

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[sg]

MAN this video really helped me, you gained a new subscriber today, keep up the good work

[djfuzzydarkstar]

Wow this video is so informative, this was exactly what i needed for my Mackbook.

[salutemusicproductions]

Great step and easy to follow helped me the first time trying 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[Lpshaw]

I was trying to do this on a MacBook that was given to me. When I click on options, it’s asking for my password and/or recovery key. I don’t have either of those. Is there anything I can do, or is it just a brick at this point?

[ILoveMooshmallows]

Um so I haven’t signed into my apple account yet, but I still forgot my password. I tried your method but my Mac said it will still take 89 hours or something. Please let me know if there is anything wrong and about it or if you can help me. 😅

[kittynikka]

you save me!! Thank you so much it really works I'm gonna cry 😭

[aylahyousaf]

Its not deleting all my data in the disk utility part what should i do?

[alihadi]

My installation time keeps increasing and decreasing, but the overall time has gone up. It started with 3hrs 13mins, and it’s up at 4hrs 17mins now. Is this normal? In real time it has been around 30 minutes

[travisburris]

My wife was updating her MacBook Air m1 to sequoia. However, it seems she didn’t have enough space. Afterwards, she proceeded to login but cannot use it. We tried to recover it but says she doesn’t have enough space. We need help?

[T.Sullivan]

My air m2 got hacked or something. All kf sudden i was removed as the administrator

[girlacrossthesea]

My wifi isn’t working I can not see that option what to do

[DaneilDani-zh]

Mine takes 3 hrs but it doesn't move