How to Erase & Reset any Mac to Factory Settings ║ macOS Catalina
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- This is a video on how to perform a hard reset and factory restore on any Mac running MacOS Catalina. I show you 2 methods to reset your Apple iMac to factory settings.
Steps
1. Power off the iMac
2. Power it on and hold "Command" key and "S" key at the same time.
3. Hold until the black screen with all the coding appears.
4. Type in the following
mount -uw / (hit Enter)
rm /var/db/.applesetupdone (hit Enter)
shutdown -h now (hit Enter)
5. The iMac will power off, so just power it back on.
6. Congrats if you got this far your iMac should have been reset.
Disclaimer - A factory data reset both hard or soft will erase all of your personal information on your device and return it to its out of the box state. You are doing this factory data wipe/reset on your device at your own risk. We are not responsible for any problems or technical difficulties caused from trying these techniques.
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Thank you for not starting the video with a story that you like to use NordVPN or how you lost your viginity. Just straight to the point. Thanks!
I couldn’t get the Command S to work but the Command R fix worked like a charm. It’s like a new computer! Yay. Thank you!
Great to hear!
My screen doesn’t go to the max OS utilities when I try and reset it..
Same it just boots up normally
Same
Does it show a padlock?
@@Thomas11J mine does?
From what i gather its something to do with the keyboard. Needs to be a Mac keyboard otherwise the control command doesn’t work. That’s from my understanding. Had the same issue
Oh my goodness, Thankyou so much!!! I was unable to reset my old iMac which I wanted to pass on to my brother. Thanks to this video I used the second option and it reset fine. Many Thanks!!!
How did u do it
Command and r doesn’t work and the other method command s still takes me to the password page. Any solutions please ?
Worked for me at the first try! Thank you! ❤
Glad it helped!
I did the first method (command R) and the first part was fine then when I try to reinstall I cant find any disk to use. What should I do now?
BRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!
Any time!
Awesome thanks, spent an hour trying then found this. Had to replay the commamd line lots of times though.
Glad I could help
Single User Mode doesn't stop for me, it just finishes then goes to the login screen. Never lets me type anything in.
Same problem don't know why. It keeps not letting me type
rm /var/db/.applesetupdone... Stated no such file or directory... What should I do.. .
I have the same problem..pls did u find a solution to that?
I’m doing this off windows keyboard and window and r aren’t working. Any tips
Does not work for me. I am running bootcamp and the icon to booth into Mac is not there so I have to boot into Mac OS by the keyboard. As soon as I select Mac OS it start to boot into Mac OS and does not see the key press command + r. I have not found how to fix the issue in Windows 10.
As you can see... can’t really see lol brightens is way up. Still nice vid straight forward
What about encrypted drive damage bios and Firmwhere
OMG!!! Thank you. I had to change my keyboard.
easy as pie :) the second option (cmd+S) did not work for me. The R key on my laptop does not work but i was able to connect a usb keyboard and pressed CMD on MBP keyboard and R on the external keyboard and VOILA :) first option with CMD+R was a life and time
saver
Mine doesn’t say host it says -SH-3.2# pls help idk what’s happening
The instruction was so simple. I am in the process of reinstalling Catalina OS. Thank you very much!!!!
Mine both not working command r or s
I tried the second option of this video and it doesn’t actually factory rest but rather make a new user and keep all the applications you had before and I can’t use the first option because it doesn’t fully load into recovery mode just be stuck at the Apple loading screen so I don’t know what to do
when i did cmd s it doesnt go to localhost after i press enter for the first time then when i type the mount part jt says volume could not be mounted operation not permitted
To fast! Unable to understand "F" or "S" Could not see any of the examples ! Very poorly down.....waste of time!
What do I do if I only have 120.77gb disk storage avalaible and I need 120.99gb
Thank you so much !! Great help !
How’d you do it wiv a Bluetooth keyboard
I’m stuck on missing download. Figured to get to internet download. Now my wifi connection just has the rotating circle been doing this for 6hrs already. Thanks
I used your first method and if i’m at the terms and conditions i cant click agree anyone who can help me?
How do I do this if my ctrl key is stuck when I startup can’t go to the startup for reset as crtl held down
Thank you! We had an old Macbook and tried everything to clear it…this worked!!!!
tried this so many times on my iMac 2012, nothing works, could this option be missing as I bought 2nd hand so no idea what happened to it before I got it!
The Command S worked on my G5 Pro Tower but it won't work on my G3. Is there a different way to get into the code of the G3? Thanks!
Command S instructions in the details worked great. My computer didnt respond after all the commands but after the shutdown code and enter... The computer erased everything. Like it just came out the box. Thank you
Why is my base system still full sfter yhis?
Thank you sir
My computer won’t go past the command s part after I typed everything in correctly
Thanks so much. you're the only place with good instructions
I appreciate that!
Dude thank you so much I bought a 2014 iMac but the seller had left an account on it labeled owner and I didn’t know what to do
I just got a iMac from a neighbor and he didn't know his password. So this definitely helps. Thank you.
I cant see the selection i think i picked the wrong one smh , Somebody please help
will this work for big sur?
When ever I try both ways... it give me three beeps and restart....
Can you this option on a tablet
I’m stuck. My computer says that OS X Yosemite it missing a download, how do I get Catalina?
None of these options worked for me. Is there any other way I can reset it?
Would this work if the disk is encrypted?
Hi Serg. Brings me to mac0s utilities. Could you help please?
Thanks bro
I cannot login in due to no password. I acquired a 10 year old Mac air that’s in Hebrew. It’s just been sitting around for several years and was donated to me as is. I need help resetting to original factory settings and this and changing language to English.
I’m stuck on the Terms and Conditions….
Refusing to click the “Agree” button
=D
hey, i have macbook pro 2019 version. recently i have clened (erased) my mac having operating system mojave and tried to install macos catalina. but after erasing mojave and being ready for installing catalina, it said that "you cannot install this os, it is corrupted". now i have lost my os and whenever i open my mac, blinking folder appears. i have tried for the internet recovery for many times but did not succeed (with high speed internet). now can i do to get over this problem? how can i be able to see disk utility in this condition? please help 🙏🙏
does anybody know how to do this without an apple keyboard ??? i need to reset my computer which i lost the password to .. but i don't have an apple keyboard i have a random standard keyboard so i do not have the "command" button . please help !!!
My Mac won’t rest it just goes to a folder with a ?
I have tried holding down keys and it just goes straight to that stupid question mark folder
I have the same problem, didyou find a way to solve it?
Mine said it needs to verify with apple but nothing happens
Thanks bro I used the second method and now my iMac works fine
Thanks
For some reason, my wifi icon is not showing up? So now my iMac is stuck on factory reset options and I can’t reinstall the macOS because I have no wifi to connect to. It’s not showing up on the top left...do you know what to do?
Find out ur WiFi pass and user
How did i even forgot the new password i changed? I did this to stop my kids from using my working MacBook Pro 13, buh thanks to Moe for helping me recovering my password and Apple ID
Yeah this is bs, it’s either these comments are fake and are just lying, I’ve been trying for months to get this reset, I came here 5 months ago (Ik that cause I commented) and I left my computer alone after trying for a while and even now when I try again, it’s not working, and I don’t want to just throw away the computer or waste money
Great video, will this fix a problem with graphics? on my Plarium Vikings WarOfClans game site I am getting blacked out patches on my play pages ? Your advice will save my sanity :) thank you in advance
My imac i can not reset can u plz help me
Most time I come close to my wife phone, she always feel uncomfortable, so i felt she was hiding alot from me, i had to connect with Moe To RUN a Spy and give me full access to her phone without her consent'
Mine wouldn’t reinstall! I now have a flashing ? when I restart! Any suggestions? The command / S route doesn’t do anything
Only the 2nd option "seemed" like it worked but when started up everything was still there and the same. What a joke.
My control R won’t work so i tried the control S method but when i type the applesetupdone command it says no such file or directory. Not sure what to do
Worked perfectly the first try. Thanks so much!
I have a windows keyboard and when I do the restart and holding down the windows key along with R it goes to a white screen and freezes. This is frustrating. Help please.
When I press enter for the holding command and S key then enter -sh-3.2# is all that happens what do I do?
brilliant thanks
Thank you.Just the video I needed after buying my Mac used.
Went i get home i will try this, this computer was giving to me. and so went i try to clear it asking me for the verafication # but i donmt have a way ti findout what is the verefication #. so i woul like to just kill that hall thing to factory.
Didn't work for me.....tried bother ways 4 time each way...just kept going back too no entry circle....😈
U saved me fr 😂
apparently some tech things have changed since Jan 2020. I had an old iMac and tried updating to big sur (beyond its catalina capability) but had an issue with no wi-fi when I reverted back to catalina. I did an "Option startup", and it only showed an "EFI" disc and the "iMac HD" option. Used the iMac and the wi-fi card was reinstalled... worked properly at that time, but the next time I turned it on it happened again and again. So I found this video and decided to try it. I have done "command R" on other machines but wanted to try "command S" (Serg Tech's, second option) the only difference is at 3:53 when you mention rm /var/db... etc, after I hit enter, my system asked if I was sure I wanted to "applesetupdone". Fortunately, I have terminal experience and just typed, "y" and enter. Then I was able to finish your procedure and... it did not go back to factory reset. Will try command R and hope it works.
for some reason when I do the second option, I put it everything correctly but it doesn't erase or reset my computer, it just turn or like usual and put me at the log in option
THANKS the instructins were clear and easy to follow. VERY USEFUL. My slow iMac is running like new
Do i need to connect wifi with cable? Because it asks me to put user and password. And not connecting
To reinstall the osx its asking me to sign in with apple id, how can i do it without signing in?
Someone able to write this down for what he said in the command S instruction...it all went too fast.
Mine doesn’t reset it jus says root#
Do anybody these "experts" even know what they are doing????
thanks for tht video but what if it is the EFI / Firmware password :(
can anyone help? used this method however may have deleted the wrong utility and now stuck on OSX utilities screen. none of the recovery, time machine or reinstall options are working. thanks
Same here lol
I think I did the same. Did you find a way to fix it?
I found its jus space now at the end
I am trying to reinstall after deleting it previously for a new owner for my laptop. Now I want to install the OS. It keeps on giving me error saying "an error occurred when preparing the installation".
Changed the date and time still nothing.
So I am trying to start from the beginning by erasing everything again. APFS is greyed out. When I choose Mac OS extended journaled, it gives me an error.
This is bullshit. I tried command S and typed in everything you said .....all to find out that my iMac restarted in CATALINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UGH
I need the password for option 1 and option 2 doesn’t work
not working and am getting an error when trying to reinstall
Thank you so much took me ages to find anything to do this
Mine said 23. Minutes then it went to 9 hours …. Why
Well I did this and I am ending up with a globe and it’s loading?
*👆Hit up ⬆️ ...legit plug for unlocks*
what if it says bash2.3
Followed the step (first option with Control R) But when I try to reinstall the operating system I get a message that says “the operation couldn’t be completed. Permission denied.”
I have an early 2006 and when I used the approach with "rm /var/db/.applesetupdone (hit Enter)", because my iMac didn't respond to Cmd+R, all I was able to do was to restart the setup with a new user. However, this option does not reinstall the OS with factory settings because all of the old apps from the previous user were still installed and actually still configured in the OS influencing its behavior. Obviously this is now how the iMac shipped. Is there any other file I can delete, other than the /var/db/.applesetupdone, that will actually force a complete reinstallation of the entire OS, in which all files will be wiped out and replaced with a totally fresh OS install?
After I do that I get “override rw -- root/wheel for /car/db/.applesetupdone?” What do I do ? I typed yes or y and nothing happened
Saved my ass again serg, thanks for the great tutes
would this still work with macos sierra?
do i have to be connected to the internet for the 2nd way?
It says error on mount operation not permitted
I tried both ways and still get a white screen, and nothing else. What should I do?