How To Erase & Factory Reset A Mac & Reinstall macOS - Step By Step Guide

How to erase all data on a Mac, how to factory reset a Mac, and how to reinstall macOS. This works for any Mac Including Macbook, Macbook Air, MacBook Pro, Imac, Imac Pro, Mac Pro, & Mac Mini. DISCLAIMER: You do this at YOUR own risk.

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[OTCRockone]

This is the clearest concise tutorial that I've found on YT. Your images are even the best. I really like the option where you tell your audience to hold certain keys if you are going to keep the mac or give it to someone or sell it; that wasn't included in tutorials by others on YT. Good job!

[richardmassei]

I am a Windows based IT Professional so whatever I have learned about Mac OS and functionality is pretty much self taught, so I really appreciate this informative video to reset a iMac which I just sold. Very easy to follow and everything worked perfectly. Thanks

[colematthews]

Thank you my dude, I thought my Mac was unusable. It’s been sitting for almost a year, and I finally decided to try and figure it out. First guy to do anything that actually let me back into my laptop.

[zawondralee]

THANK YOU!!! I have an older Mac that I thought I would have to pay someone to retrieve all of my precious memories before I do a system upgrade. This video is a Godsend! I'm a new sub because of this video. Blessings to you

[rociojuarez]

Oh MY GOD. This is THE best video on YouTube. All these other people are just trying to low-key promote other services and give extra steps that are not even needed! This was simple, straight to the point, and EASY. I have NO computer maintenance skills, ZERO, and this helped me reinstall Monterey from the most recent 12.6 update issue!!

[cristinacastro]

I have been the last frustrating days trying to fix my laptop. Your video was the solution. So well explained, clear, beautiful. Thank you very much

[sunsetbeach]

Hey man. Thanks so much for making this video. It was so easy to follow screen by screen as well as concise. Really appreciate your help! Have a great day!

[randymacewen]

Thanks for the very effective tutorial, as you definitely know your subject matter! Great job!

[cashleigh]

After going through 5 other videos, your video explained the process in an easy to understand manner. Thank you!

This is why I love youtube. I literally had my IMAC sitting collecting dust since 2018 lol I've searched up this so many times and never worked but this video got my computer back without having to wait in apple extreme lines lol. thanks 😬

[muniz]

Brother, you saved my day. I was trying to reinstall this Mac for a long time and your explanation was clear like crystal. Thank you very much and I just Subscribed to your Channel.

[southsidetokyo]

Excellent instructions. I'm on Windows but my friend that uses Mac asked me to reset their computer. I did it without problems using this video.

[elite]

I watched 3 videos and the was the most clear and concise. I loved how you explained the different reboot options. To anyone needing to do this.. look no further!

[HorshamHector]

Thank you so much. A well presented video with clear and easy to understood instructions. Like others I couldn't find any other video that was so clear. Worked well for me in order to sell my iMac (yes, I've bought a new 2020 intel iMac).

[stephendrake]

Thanks for the clear instructions. On my late 2009 27" iMac, Cmd+Opt+R stubbornly refused to work, but Cmd+R took me to the Utilities menu, and I could proceed from there. High Sierra is the best my machine can run and should give someone else good use for quite a while. It's reloading as I type this. Thanks again.

[RealWizardry]

I had a spare Mac mini in my cupboard that I wanted to use as a HomeAssistant server but it was SO slow! This video allowed me to wipe the Mac quickly and easily. Quick note: I’m using a PC keyboard so if you replace the command key with the windows key, it works fine.
Thanks for the very clear instructions!

[larryFWD]

Hi cheers for the tips but can I ask what the implications are for choosing the CMD+R (decision to keep the Mac) over the CMD+OPTION+R (decision to sell) when rebooting. I want to format mine which was sold to me by a seller who didn't reset to factory settings. Am I best choosing the second/latter option in this instance? even though I intend to keep it, I want to make sure that nothing from the previous owner is connected to the PC ever! Thanks in advance

[theclinicshortfilm]

Very clear step-by-step instructions. On my Mac HD I don't have the APFS Format. I only have OS X Extended (Journaled), OS X Extended (Case-Sensitive, Journaled), OS X Extended (Journaled, Encrypted), OS X Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled, Encrypted), MS-DOS (FAT) or ExFAT. What should I do then? Thanks!

[zmagda]

This was very helpful and easy to understand. One thing though, after turning your computer back on holding the 2 or 3 keys you decided with and it’s back on now, in the top right hand corner you have to turn on your WiFi. Otherwise you will get a message says can’t contact server. Thanks a bunch for the instructions.

[weststarr]

CLEAN & CLEAR guiding...THANKS A LOT my friend!!!1