Event Details
-
How to reset your MacBook or Mac desktop before selling or giving it away
If you're ready to sell, trade, give away, or get rid of your Mac for any reason, and even ready to say goodbye for best plant and tree identification app, you need advices how to prepare the process that involves different steps depending on which Mac and version of macOS you're using. In particular, macOS Ventura and Monterey include convenient modern uninstall options like iOS. Learn more about restoring MacBooks and Mac desktops here. Before restoring your Mac, make sure you have a fresh backup.
If you're using macOS Big Sur or earlier, you must sign out of iCloud, iMessage, and FaceTime. Sign out of all other accounts in System Preferences → Online Accounts and you're good to go. You can also unpair a Bluetooth device.
If you are using the latest version of macOS, ignore these steps. Let's see how to factory reset your Mac in macOS Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur and earlier.
For macOS Ventura:
- Reset your Mac
- Open System Preferences on your Mac
- Select General in the left sidebar
- Go to or Reset Delete All Content and Settings Click Delete
- If necessary, enter your password and follow these instructions Mac
Instructions for macOS Monterey has a new uninstall wizard for Mac 2018 and newer. It offers If you haven't updated yet, the easiest way to factory reset a Mac running Monterey is to factory reset it.
Make a fresh copy of your Mac:
- Open System Preferences
- Click System Preferences Erase All Content and Settings in the menu bar
- Follow the instructions to uninstall your Mac.
Like iOS, MacOS Monterey has a new uninstall process all to completely wipe the Mac:
- The current version of macOS installed remains locked out of the OS macOS
- Reset NVRAM does not support reset
NVRAM is important for Intel Macs without an Apple T2 security patch because it wipes user settings and restores defaults. Follow as follows. Turn off your Mac, turn it on, and quickly hold down four keys: Option, Command, P, and R. Release the key after about 20 seconds.
Boot into MacOS Recovery
Apple Silicon Mac
Shut down your Mac if it's on Press and hold the power button to boot and hold until startup Intel Mac.
On Intel Macs, macOS Recovery works with different versions of macOS depending on the key combination used to boot your Mac (no installation disc or macOS downloaded to an external drive required). As soon as you turn on your Mac, press one of the following key combinations until you see the globe or the Apple logo.
⌘R (Command R) = Install the latest macOS installed on a macOS computer without an update.
⌥⌘R (Option Command R) = Update to the latest macOS-compatible macOS. R key to make sure the installation is not related to Apple ID. It also installs the latest available software.
Find more:
How to reset Instagram Explore page on iPhone
Apple adds an exciting new feature to Maps that will greatly help consumers get things done
-
1/27/23 at 1:00 AM -
3/28/23 at 1:00 AM -
RSVPs
- 1 attending
- 0 maybe attending
- 0 not attending
- 0 awaiting reply
