Your Mac is one of the best machines among the computers available in the market today. If your Mac is running slow after tune up then, it means that a few applications or services on your computer are not working properly. Factory restore is one of the best options that you can choose to fix the problem. Factory restore is the process that transforms your machine back to its original settings. It’s advisable to back up all the important data files before doing a factory reset. If you restore Mac to factory settings then it will erase all of your data, applications, and settings of the device. Read the blog to know how to restore Mac to factory settings.
Steps to Restore the Computer to Factory Default Settings
1. Clone your hard drive.
It’s advisable to use ‘Carbon Copy Cloner’ to copy your internal hard drive to an external drive. It helps you to access all your important files, and the drive can be recopied to an internal drive.
2. Deauthorize your iTunes store account.
6. Hold down the ‘Command key’ and letter ‘R key’ at the startup.
7. Hold both the keys until the ‘Apple logo’ appears.
8. You have to make sure that you are connected to the Internet so that you can download the latest copy of ‘Mac OS X.’ Your computer machine will show you an ‘OS X menu bar’ and an ‘OS X Utilities Window’ with a few options. If you see your regular login window instead of 'Utility' window that means you didn't press ‘Command’ and ‘R’ key early enough. Restart your computer and try again.
9. Choose the option you want to use from the ‘Utilities' menu or the ‘Utilities window.’ To reinstall ‘OS X,’ you must be connected to the Internet using either Ethernet cable or Wi-Fi. If you are using a wireless Internet connection, then follow the below steps to connect it to the Internet:
OS X Internet Recovery
Newer Macs have the wonderful feature using that it can start up directly from an Internet-based version ‘OS X’ recovery. Your Mac will automatically use this option when the recovery system on the startup drive isn't available. Internet recovery will help you to start your ‘Mac’ directly from Apple's servers. The system will perform a quick memory test and check your hard drive for the hardware issues.
Select the Recovery Option
a). If you choose the recovery system stored on your startup drive to reinstall ‘OS X’ then it will install the most recent version of ‘OS X’ that was previously installed on your computer.
b) If you choose the internet recovery version to reinstall ‘OS X’ then it will install the version of ‘OS X’ that originally came with your computer.
It is advisable to go online and use the ‘Mac app store’ to install all the latest updates.
Conclusion
Mac restore to factory settings will help you to erase all of your existing data, applications, and settings that were previously saved on the device. If you are selling your Mac computer to someone, then it’s advisable to reset your Mac computer to factory settings for security reasons.
Steps to Restore the Computer to Factory Default Settings
1. Clone your hard drive.
It’s advisable to use ‘Carbon Copy Cloner’ to copy your internal hard drive to an external drive. It helps you to access all your important files, and the drive can be recopied to an internal drive.
2. Deauthorize your iTunes store account.
- Open ‘iTunes.’
- Click Store
- Click ‘De-authorise this computer.’
- Enter your Apple ID and password.
- Click ‘De-authorise.’
- Open ‘System Preferences.’
- Then, ‘Security & Privacy’ and ‘FileVault.’
- Turn off ‘FileVault.’
- Open ‘System Preferences.’
- Click on ‘iCloud.’
- Tap on ‘Sign Out Now.’
6. Hold down the ‘Command key’ and letter ‘R key’ at the startup.
7. Hold both the keys until the ‘Apple logo’ appears.
8. You have to make sure that you are connected to the Internet so that you can download the latest copy of ‘Mac OS X.’ Your computer machine will show you an ‘OS X menu bar’ and an ‘OS X Utilities Window’ with a few options. If you see your regular login window instead of 'Utility' window that means you didn't press ‘Command’ and ‘R’ key early enough. Restart your computer and try again.
9. Choose the option you want to use from the ‘Utilities' menu or the ‘Utilities window.’ To reinstall ‘OS X,’ you must be connected to the Internet using either Ethernet cable or Wi-Fi. If you are using a wireless Internet connection, then follow the below steps to connect it to the Internet:
- Click the ‘Wi-Fi’ menu that appears in the upper-right corner of the screen.
- Choose your preferred network name.
- Enter a username and password if required to join the network.
OS X Internet Recovery
Newer Macs have the wonderful feature using that it can start up directly from an Internet-based version ‘OS X’ recovery. Your Mac will automatically use this option when the recovery system on the startup drive isn't available. Internet recovery will help you to start your ‘Mac’ directly from Apple's servers. The system will perform a quick memory test and check your hard drive for the hardware issues.
Select the Recovery Option
a). If you choose the recovery system stored on your startup drive to reinstall ‘OS X’ then it will install the most recent version of ‘OS X’ that was previously installed on your computer.
b) If you choose the internet recovery version to reinstall ‘OS X’ then it will install the version of ‘OS X’ that originally came with your computer.
It is advisable to go online and use the ‘Mac app store’ to install all the latest updates.
Conclusion
Mac restore to factory settings will help you to erase all of your existing data, applications, and settings that were previously saved on the device. If you are selling your Mac computer to someone, then it’s advisable to reset your Mac computer to factory settings for security reasons.