When finished erasing, quit Disk Utility and select Reinstall OS X from the Utilities window that appears onscreen. Now click Erase and enter an admin password if prompted to do so.Ħ. You will be asked to choose a file system format for your Mac’s hard drive we recommend choosing Mac OS Extended (Journaled). In Disk Utility, choose your main hard drive (usually listed as ‘Macintosh HD’) from the list of drives in the left sidebar and then click Erase from the top of the main window.ĥ. Once in Recovery Mode, select Disk Utility from the Utilities window that appears on the screen.Ĥ. This process may take a few minutes but eventually, your Mac will boot up into Recovery Mode.ģ.
As soon as your Mac begins to restart, hold down the Command + R keys until you see either an Apple logo or spinning globe. Start by clicking the Apple logo at the top left of your screen and selecting Restart.Ģ. (If you happen to be doing this on an Apple Silicon machine, instead hold the power button and choose "options" from the menu screen.1. Turn on your Mac, and hold Command ⌘ and R until the Apple logo pops up. To erase your MacBook this way, you'll need to go into macOS Recovery and proceed from there. Since most Apple Silicon Macs can upgrade to Ventura or later, this is primarily for older Intel Macs without either Apple's processors or T2 security chips. To reset a MacBook without the "Erase All Content and Settings" option, you'll have to take more drastic steps. But if your Mac doesn't have the Erase All Content and Settings Option (particularly if it's not on macOS Monterey or newer, or is an older Intel Mac), you may have to resort to the nuclear option. If you're ready to hand it down, sell it, or trade it in, you can just turn it off.įor most people, this will be enough.
When this is done, your Mac will activate and restart.Īt this point, you'll be able to set up your MacBook like new, as if you were turning it on for the first time.
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