Is there some problem in your MacBook you can’t seem to solve no matter how you try? Do you want to sell your MacBook without a trace of personal data on it? Here’s our guide on how to Factory reset a MacBook to solve your problem.
Below, we explain how to reset your MacBook. The instructions below will work for macOS Catalina and most older versions of the operating system.
How to factory reset a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro
1. Hold down the Command and R keys on the keyboard and turn on the Mac. Let go when the Apple logo pops up.
2. Then, select your language and continue.
3. Now, choose Disk Utility and click Continue.
4. Next, choose your startup disk (named Macintosh HD by default) from the sidebar and click the Erase button.
5. After you’ve chosen a name for the disk once it’s erased, select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) from the dropdown menu and then click Erase. Choose GUID Partition Map.
6. Then, click Erase then Done and exit the window.
7. If you haven’t done this already, connect to Wi-Fi in the top right-hand corner, just like you usually would on your Mac.
8. From the main menu, choose Reinstall macOS and then click Continue.
9. Press Continue. A pop-up window will appear; choose Continue there, too.
10. Read the software license agreement and click Agree.
11. Choose your boot disk and click Install.
12. Now, wait for the first step of the installation to occur.
13. The computer will restart and continue installing.
And finally, now you know how to factory reset a MacBook.