How to Reset Mac to Factory Settings - macOS Mojave | MacBook, iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro

Factory Restore Mac

[mishasan]

Thank you! Of all the websites supposedly explaining how to do this, yours was the only one that had the details I needed and actually helped. 😘

[alisonwilson]

thank you very much....I've tried to do this for a few days searching online and yours is the first video / instruction that I found to actually be helpful

[FabledCity]

Incredibly instructional! I found a 10 year old macbook air I want to wipe to prep to sell and this video perfectly explained everything.

[mariangelasantos]

This was so helpful. Thanks for the very clear step by step on this.

[jamescohen]

Thank you! Efficient, accurate, and not padded!

[xejhvmk]

I never subscribe or comment but this man just saved my life with this video! The best hands down. Thank you so much and definitely subscribed.

[TheToysThatWrestle]

Thank you! All of the online guides for this are terrible, but this one is EXACTLY what I was looking for.

[georgiadakin]

Very helpful - all other instructions on other websites very confusing!

[badmodderfocker]

I Have a Mac Mini but No monitor can I connect it to my Smart TV to do this?

[megshealinghorses]

Thank you so much! I was getting so frustrated and thankfully it's now complete.

[kakamyratovlakov]

After I keep holding cmd+R it shows nothing and then turns off. After that nothing happens. What should I do?

[BIGOCHUBS]

Man I’ve been trying to do this but I keep getting an error.. any idea what I can do to erase it?

[manufilms]

This actually helped me with my 2011 macbook pro. Thank you!

[dorothylenthall]

Thank you! This was a brilliant video, step by step method that actually worked. I'm delighted.

[carolkennett]

Thank you very much for a very helpful exercise! Just wanted to ask about the macOS Base System still showing amounts used and free ... does this need erasing as well?

[WinterTires-uvmr]

Thanks brother!! I read on apple website but still did not get it until found your vid on google

[anitra]

I have tried to factory reset an older iMac running iOS Catalina. While following your instructions when disc utility was chosen, there were two internal drives showing. One “untitled” and the other was “untitled data”.
I chose the first option. As I chose erase there was an additional option to erase group. I chose that option. Erasure failed claiming one of the disks was seated. I tried to unseat. That failed as well. I tried reinstall iOS software and that also failed. I rebooted the machine and it entered a lower loop. So I pressed command R again and now I am attempting to restore from time machine. Do you have any direction to send me as I am not performing this task correctly somehow? This iMac was purchased initially by my son who then sold it to me. I’ve had issues with it from the onset. I’ve used it intermittently through the last 4 years and replaced it with a newer iMac. I am trying to reset it for my daughter to use. I’m hoping it can be done.

[lachlanwoods]

bro way more helpful then the apple website apple should be paying u lol

[jeanettedsvenizelos]

Do you know how to install OS Mohave on my mid 2011 iMac 0S high Sierra if I perform the factory reset can I then install a more updated version on the old iMac? The reason for this is so that I can then use the old iMac as my external monitor for my new MacBook Air M2 laptop

[veenaravi]

Can you let me know why this goes into macbook recovery as opposed to a factory reset ?