How to restore a MacAir to factory settings

how to restore a MacAir to factory settings

Use its software reinstall drive to erase it and install a new OS.
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Trying to figure out how to restore my iMac 27 to factory settings. I checked the box, and there are no disks to reinstall the OS. I basically need to reset it to factory settings to exchange for a Mac Pro. Any help would be appreciated.

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1. Press Command, Option and R keys while your Mac is starting.
2. Open Disk Utility, select Macintosh HD in the sidebar and erase the drive.
3. Install OS X. Turn off the computer after installing Mac OS X

HT2477 how to restore macbook to its factory settings

i need to know how to restore a MacBook pro to its factory settings without having the rescue cd and how to uninstall applications also?! as I've just recieved
a used macbro fom work

See Kappy's post at https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5648955?tstart=0

Restore the system to factory settings

Hi, I am upgrading my iMac (mid 2007- OS X) and would like to know how to restore the system to factory settings or at least purge all personal data before giving it away.
Thanks,
Dan

If you restore it using the Command and R keys to restart on the recovery drive, you end up with a system that is tied to your Apple ID and cannot be updated or changed by the buyer.
The alternative is to call Apple Support, 1-800-MY-APPLE and ask for a set of install disks for that machine...they will need the serial number to send the right disks. Threre is a charge around $16 for those disks.

HT2204 I have 3 iphones and all use the same apple ID,how do I change this so each phone has its own id,do i restore the phones to factory settings first??as im having problems with contacts being added to and deleted from each phone.

I have 3 Iphone 4S and all have the same apple ID which is causing problems as far as contacts are concerned,when i sync 1 of the phones to my comp the contacts appear on all the phones.How do i create a new ID for each of the phones do I have to reset the phones to factory settings first,any help would be appreciated.:)

Hello marie196,
Thanks for the question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
You do not necessarily need to restore the device to factory settings, but rather sign out of the four services that utilize your Apple ID: iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, and iTunes & App Stores. Once signed out, you can sign in with a new Apple ID. For more information, see the following article:
Using your Apple ID for Apple services
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4895
Additional Information: You may encounter an error regarding a 90-day limit. For information on this, see the following article:
iTunes Store: Associating a device or computer to your Apple ID
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4627
Thanks,
Matt M.

HT1977 I purchased a game on my ipod touch. I restored the device to factory settings last night and when I synced all the apps back, the game is now in the demo version. How do I unlock it ? I hope I don't need to pay for the full version again.

I purchased a game on my ipod touch. I restored the device to factory settings last night and when I synced all the apps back, the game is now in the demo version. How do I unlock it ? I hope I don't need to pay for the full version again.

PES 2012 is no longer available in the US App Store and only on the British App Store currently.
http://pes-2012.en.softonic.com/iphone
That (an app no longer available) happens sometimes.
Your only way is if you have the appt on your computer such as in the recycle bin/trash or in a computer file backup. In that case move it to your iTunes library and sync.

I did an update on my ipad and now I have to restore it but it says I will lose everything How can I get my pictures on there before I restore my ipad to factory settings?

I did an update on my ipad and now I have to restore it but it says I will lose everything How can I get my pictures on there before I restore my ipad to factory settings?

They will be gone from the iphone, but you should be syning all contacts to your computer regularly and should be importing all pics to your computer regularly, particularly before any update.
Have you failed to do this?

I had to restore my computer to factory settings. It wiped out my itunes and it was not backed up. How do I get the music, including music I did not buy from itunes back on computer?

I had to restore my computer to factory settings, this wiped out my itunes and I did not backup. How do I get the music (including music not purchased from itunes) back on my computer?

Assuming the music is sitting on your iPod, try Detune:
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/35334/detune
Just be careful that you don't allow the "empty" iTunes to wipe your ipod.

I restored my computer to factory settings and then my itunes totally erased i put my ipod in and everything erased from my ipod how do i get everything back

i restored my computer to factory settings and then my itunes totally erased i put my ipod in and everything erased from my ipod how do i get everything back

You can redownload iTunes purchases by:
iTunes Store: Transferring purchases from your iOS device or iPod to a computer

After restoring my iMac to factory settings it doesn't allow me to get iPhoto, iMovies and pages, which i had from the os x update. anyone knows how to recover them, as they are not on the purchased items? thanks

after restoring my iMac to factory settings it doesn't allow me to get iPhoto, iMovies and pages, which i had from the os x update. anyone knows how to recover them, as they are not on the purchased items? thanks

From your backup.

I updated my I Phone 4 to the os 5.1.1 but lost all of my contacts. I believe it should still be stored in my laptop Apple file but don't know how to restore. I only see the restore option to the factory settings.

I updated my I Phone 4 to the os 5.1.1 but lost all of my contacts. I believe it should still be stored in my laptop Apple file but don't know how to restore. I only see the restore option to the factory settings. I have never used the I Cloud.

If you did not sync afterwards, follow this article to restore from your latest backup:
iTunes: Backing up, updating, and restoring iOS software

Help please! Urgent! How do I restore my computer to factory settings?

I got a potential buyer for my macbook pro because I'm selling to buy a Mac Pro. Anyway, he wants to pick up the computer in an hour and a half. I need to restore the computer to factory settings WHILE ALSO getting Windows XP off of this computer and making it one big Mac OSX hard drive as if someone just bought it. How do I do that? Please help! THANK YOU!

First, use the Boot Camp software to restore the drive to one partition (although I don't think you need to do this, it can also be done with what I'm about to say). Then, boot up using the system software the computer came with (the grey OS X discs), and open up the Disk Utility program. Format the hard drives you want to format, and if you didn't do the first step I said, I think you can format the Windows drive then format the Mac drive, then merge the two.
Then, restart and re-install the OS (Mac), and everything should be the way it was.
Just make sure to backup any data you want to save!
Hope that helps.

Hi, I have an iPhone 5, 6 and an iPad... I want to give my brother my iPhone 5 and restore it back to factory settings without it affecting my iphone 6 and iPad... How do I do this?

Hi, I have an iPhone 5, 6 and an iPad... I want to give my brother my iPhone 5 and restore it back to factory settings without it affecting my iphone 6 and iPad... How do I do this?

Howdy Katie
see > What to do before selling or giving away your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support
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Hi there, i have just had to restore my ipod to factory settings wiping all my music. how do i download back to my ipod from the computer. thanks

Hi there,
I have just updated my ipod to the latest upgrade but then had to restore it to the factory settings wiping all my music, could you tell me how to download it from my laptop to the ipod,a m not having much luck figuring it out.
Many thanks

To synce media from your iTunes library see:
iTunes: Syncing media content to iOS devices and iPod
Unless you restored the iPod on this computer/iTunes library yoo may not be able to sync music and videos using the manual method.
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store

I bought a mac 2 days ago and transferred some files on there using migration assist which I did not want to. How do I restore my imac to factory settings so I can start again?

I bought a mac 2 days ago and transferred some files on there using migration assist which I did not want to. How do I restore my imac to factory settings so I can start again?

Look in /Users folder. You can go to System Preferences > Users & Groups, open the lock and "-" delete the account it created.
This is a problem whenever you use migration assistant after the initial install. The proper way to run Migration Assistant is in Setup Assistant when you first boot your Mac. I don't know why Apple isn't clearer about this issue.

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