How to Erase and Factory Reset your Mac!

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[@stereoheartsrnb]

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[@Xiantez]

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[@BoeFreeman]

thank you!! did this on my 120gb mac when 98gb of it was “system storage” that you cant really get rid of without paying for a third party cleaning software, or resetting it to factory settings. i was scared it would delete the files that were really important so i put them on an external hard drive

[@JoseHernandez-rt2gu]

My Mac was slowing down + I found this after other complicated videos

[@AppleInsider]

Have an Apple Silicon Mac? Check out our updated video on how to erase and factory restore your Mac with the M1, M1 Pro, or M1 Max processor!

[@120DudeSome]

For those living in the future, AFPS = Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

[@luiscarlosalejandrojaimega5139]

Excellent help! The steps for erasing a Mac hard disk are simple and clear, everything worked fine without any problem. Cleaned the machine and installed the latest OS smoothly. Many thanx. Apple fan for ever!

[@DJ-nn6wn]

Worked! Very grateful.

[@fabiangomes8662]

My wife said I should tell you "thank you for your helpful video"... So Thank you for your helpful video!

[@ambigousBarrel]

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[@pernicole]

I followed your instructions exactly, but when I try to reinstall the operating system I just get an error message. Now my computer is completely unusable. Do you have any advice to remedy this?

[@joew5191]

This presentation was VERY helpful. I have a 12 year old MacBook Pro and was unable to wipe the hard drive until I found your guidance. I had installed a solid state drive, so the name of my hard drive was different, and I had to guess at what I needed to delete. I trust I did it correctly. My main concern was to delete my personal information from the hard drive. Thank you for providing an OUTSTANDING presentation.

[@NickVelasco]

in case 'command + r' doesn't work, try hold 'control + r', hope this helps!

[@milovers21]

Extremely helpful! Did this on my macbook pro 2017 that had MULTIPLE panic screens in a day. Your video totally saved my mac! Thank you 🙏

[@trinityflow]

Apple 🍏 makes it harder than it should be. Thanks for the details.

[@bexactlyyy]

Dawn I wish I watched your video instead of the other one which lost me the Macintosh HD and now I'm desperately trying to troubleshoot

[@darbyneil9674]

Great how to video. Short and sweet!! So many people yammer on about themselves or stuff we just don't need - or want - to hear. This guy is thorough and to the point. Worked for me.

[@jessykaiser6373]

This was a great video, especially for a gen-x person like me, who prefers the good old '87 Macintosh. Thanks again!

[@lynnterry6511]

I am currently running MacOS Mojave on my computer, and am having some crashing issues so I would like to do a factory reset. I would like to reinstall Mojave and not Big Sur; will my Mac automatically try to get a newer operating system, or will it reinstall the last version it had on it?

[@NerdonFilm]

Your video saved my life- thank you!