How to Erase Mac Hard Drive?

How to Wipe a Hard Drive of a PC or Mac

Restart your Mac.
Hold down the Command + R keys while your Mac is restarting.
Click Disc Utility.
Click View > Show All Devices.
Select your Mac's drive and then click Erase.
Click Erase and fill in the name, format, and Scheme.

Use Disk Utility to Erase an Intel-based Mac

Oct 25, 2021

How do I Completely Wipe my Mac?

From the Apple menu  in the corner of your screen, choose System Preferences. From the System Preferences menu in the menu bar, choose Erase All Content and Settings.

How do I Wipe and Reset my Mac Hard Drive?

Make a fresh backup of your Mac.
Open System Preferences.
Click System Preferences in the menu bar > Erase All Contents and Settings.
Follow the prompts to fully erase your Mac.
Like iOS, the new erase process in macOS Monterey handles everything to fully wipe your Mac.

Does Erasing Mac Hard Drive Erase Everything?

Make a backup of any files that you want to keep. Erasing your Mac permanently deletes its files.

How do I Reset my Mac Hard Drive to Factory Settings?

To reset your Mac, first restart your computer. Then press and hold Command + R until you see the Apple logo . Next, go to Disk Utility > View > View all devices, and choose the top drive. Next, click Erase, fill out the required details, and hit Erase again.

How do I Wipe my Mac and Delete Everything?

Click the Apple icon in the menu bar topleft corner.
Select System Preferences from the dropdown menu.
Select Erase All Contents and Settings.
Enter your password, select OK.
Select the Erase All Content & Settings button.

How do you 100% Wipe on a Mac?

Make a fresh backup of your Mac.
Open System Preferences .
Click System Preferences in the menu bar > Erase All Contents and Settings.
Follow the prompts to fully erase your Mac.

How do you Wipe a Mac Computer Clean to Sell It?

Shut down your Mac, then turn it on and immediately press and hold these four keys together: Option, Command, P, and R. Release the keys after about 20 seconds. This clears user settings from memory and restores certain security features that might have been altered.

How do I Wipe my Imac Hard Drive Clean?

Turn on your Mac and continue to press and hold the power button until the startup options window comes up.
When the Utilities window appears, select Disk Utility .
In the sidebar, choose Macintosh HD.
Click the “Erase” button, then select a file system format and enter a name for it.

What to do before you Sell, Give Away, or Trade in your Mac

Shut down your Mac, then turn it on and immediately press and hold these four keys together: Option, Command, P, and R. Release the keys after about 20 seconds. This clears user settings from memory and restores certain security features that might have been altered.

How do I Wipe my Mac Mini and Reinstall OS?

Restart your Mac. Choose Apple menu > Shut Down, press and hold the power button until “Loading startup options” appears, select Options, click Continue, then follow the onscreen instructions. In the Recovery app window, select Reinstall for your macOS release, click Continue, then follow the onscreen instructions.

How do I Wipe my M1 Mac Mini?

Click the Apple  symbol in the top left corner of your Macs screen and select System Preferences....
Click Apple ID in the preference pane.
Select iCloud in the sidebar, then uncheck all the boxes in the list to remove copies of the related data on this Mac.

How do I Wipe my Mac Mini 2012?

Power on your Macbook, Macbook Pro, Mac Mini or other OS X computer. Once your Mac boots into “Recovery” mode, open the “Disk Utility”. Click the “Continue” option in Disk Utility and then select your hard drive primary and click Unmount. Click “Erase” and then quit Disk Utility.