How to Factory Reset Mac Mini?

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.

Is there a Reset Button on Mac Mini?

Restart your Mac Mini and hold down the CommandR keys while its booting back up. This opens the desktop with a macOS Utilities window in the middle. If you see any other screen – like a login screen or your usual desktop – that means you didnt hold down CommandR soon enough or long enough. Try again.

How do I Wipe my Mac Mini and Reinstall?

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 I Restore my Mac Mini M1 to Factory Settings?

Clik Apple logo > System Preferences.
Click System Preferences in the menu bar.
Choose Erase All Contents and Settings.
Type your admin password and click OK and Continue.
You can backup Mac with Time Machine if asked.
Read the warnings and select Erase All Content & Settings.

How do I Return my Mac to Factory Settings?

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 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.

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 Return my IMac 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.

3 Ways to Restart or Force Shut Down Any Frozen Mac

If you have an iMac, a Mac mini, or a Mac Pro , simply unplug the power cable from the back of the computer. Wait a few moments to let your Mac cool down, then reconnect the power cable and power it back on.