Mac osx 10.6.7 factory settings

Where is mac osx 10.6.7 factory settings
How to restore mac osx 10.6.7 factory settings

If you want to put the Mac back to the state it was in originally, boot to the first gray DVD it came with and do an Erase and Install. Make sure you back up any personal information first, because it will be gone.

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If by resetting to factory settings you mean she erased the drive and reinstalled the operating system, OS X, then yes all data thatwas on it is gone. That is why apple included time machine so you can make backups of your data.

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I have a late 2009 Mac Mini with 2.26 ghz core and 2 GB memory running Lion 10.7.4. I wish to restore my computer to factory settings but when I put in my Snow Leopard disc I continue to get an error message that reads "You can't use this version of the application Install Mac OS X with this version of Mac OS X. You have Install Mac OS X 23.1.1."
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You might have to erase the Drive first, but did you try reinstalling Lion from the Restore Partition?
Hold CMD+r keys at bootup?
Otherwise...
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
   2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at the top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
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I have a Mac 10.4.11 (Tiger iOS) & want to reset to factory settings. I don't have the start up disk(s). One suggestion stated the start up disk(s) were needed.
Also, suggestions as to how to back up the contents?
Thanks!!
Michelle

You definately need the original grey disks (2). Then you can put your system back to original contition. An external harddrive could be used to clone the contents of your existing harddrive.

HT1338 With original installation cd missing, how do you reset OSX 10.6.8 (originally OSX 10.5) to factory settings??

With the original installation cd missing, how do you reset a computer (with OSX 10.5 upgraded to OSX 10.6.8) to its default settings?

benfromnv wrote:
With the original installation cd missing, how do you reset a computer (with OSX 10.5 upgraded to OSX 10.6.8) to its default settings?
The machine came with 10.5, those disks are not available anymore from Apple.
You use the $29 10.6.3 white retail disks you get from Apple store online or already have in your possession.
Yes you upgraded OS X 10.5 to 10.6.3 with them, it also contains the entire 10.6.3.
When you "upgraded" your Applications and User accounts folders remained while only OS X 10.5 folders was replaced with 10.6.3 folders.
So if you hold the c or option key down while booting from the 10.6.3 disks, you can use Disk Utility to erase the entire drive and reinstall 10.6.3 only, like a brand new machine.
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HT1349 how to reset my mac book pro to factory settings

how do i reset my mac book pro back to factory settings and get rid of boot camp.

Hi
This forum is for XServes and Servers so your question is not really appropriate. You'd stand more chance of a response if you posted in the correct forum:
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks
The main page for all the forums is here:
https://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa
Consult this carefully before deciding which forum is most appropriate for your question.
Backup any data you deem important. Insert the installer DVD that came with your MacBook. Restart the laptop and hold down the 'C' key. Progress past the language selection screen until you get to the second screen. Select Disk Utility from the Utilities Menu. Click on the topmost icon in the left hand side bar, click on the Partition tab. Select 1 Partition and select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) for the format. Now click Apply. This will erase everything on that drive. When it's done quit out of Disk Utility which should take you back to the Installer Assistant. Follow the on-screen prompts to re-install the Operating System.
HTH?
Tony

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I've tried many things to resolve this issue, but none of them seem to be working. For some time now I have not been able to see the homepage of wordpress.com with full information i.e. stats, notifications, etc. I'm running Firefox 15 on Mac OSX Lion with the following settings and add-ons. I've tried disabling the various privacy add-ons one-by-one to no avail. Please help!

The only active thing I see on that page is the banner near the top which keeps changing: "For the cat pictures", "For the poet", etc. Do you not see that? I did not see any link for "Home". Try these pages:
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* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Images_or_animations_do_not_load
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Tried unsuccessfully to restore my MBP, running the Mac OSX Lion, to factory settings. I keep getting the "can't download additional components for the Mac OSX Lion" error when reinstalling the OSX Lion. Any tips on how to resolve this problem?

Hello! Tried unsuccessfully to restore my MBP, running the Mac OSX Lion, to factory settings. I keep getting the "can't download additional components for the Mac OSX Lion" error when reinstalling the OSX Lion. Any tips on how to resolve this problem?

Hi
Given that your answer to 1. is 'pre-installed' and 3. is 'No', I think the only thing to do is to take it to an Apple store (ideally the one you bought it from) and have them reinstall it for you.
The intended solution in cases like yours is that you should be able to reboot and install even a wiped disk by using Apple's servers over the internet (you do this by restarting with 'command-r' and choosing 'reinstall Lion'). However if this isn't working for you then you need to get the store to do it. Don't let them fob you off with 'go home and try again'. Have them do it in the shop (you're still covered by Applecare warranty so it should cost you nothing save the inconvenience of the trip and possibly leaving the machine there while they fix it).
A reinstall should leave all your own personal data and programs in place.
Note for future: when you get it fixed, first thing to do is buy a cheap external drive and start keeping a backup (either Time Machine or clone with Carbon Copy Cloner).
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After i ran the installer program to reset to factory settings, in the Disk Utility menu there is no hard drive listed. How do I properly install the OS? On the left hand side it lists: 250.06 GB Hitachi HTSS..., Mac OS X Install DVD, HL-DT-ST DVDRW G2

The open window says, "Mav OS Install DVD" when I choose Disk Utilities. The options listed on left are: 250.06 GB Hitachi HTSS..., Mac OS X Install DVD, HT-DT-ST DVDRW G2 3N and Mac OS X Install DVD. How do I install the program on the hard drive? This computer was given to me by a friend and I was trying to restore it to factory settings. Thanks!!

You want to boot from the Install DVD and install OSX on the Hitachi drive.
Full instructions here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3910

Restoring factory settings OSX 10.6.3 - MacBook Pro (2010)

Greetings,
I'm having some difficulty restoring the factory settings on my MacBook Pro.
It was shipped with OSX 10.6.3 (I'm pretty sure...). I have misplaced the OSX installation discs that were originally supplied with the computer, but have purchased a replacement from Apple (OSX 10.6).
The problem that I have is that the computer doesn't seem to be able to read the disc! I erased the HD, and followed the steps on this page: OS X: How to erase and install - Apple Support. The disc drive spins up, which is promising, but then it stops and nothing happens! I get stuck on the grey start-up screen.
I have upgraded the RAM to 8GB (using Corsair RAM now from memory, not Apple RAM), but everything else is as supplied from the factory. And I have checked the new disc for dirt and scratches etc. - it appears fine. I've also tested the disc drive using other discs, which it can read with no problems.
I have since done an "internet recovery" so I can use the computer again with OSX 10.9, but I need to recover some data from some files that won't open in the new OS (hence the desire to revert to the factory OS temporarily).
Has anyone had a similar problem before and found a solution?
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Okay, now I have an OSX 10.6.3 installation disc (legitimate copy). I have tried reformatting again and had the same problem - disc drive spins up, stops, and I get stuck on the grey screen with the apple logo, I even left it for over three hours in the hope that it was just taking its time to no avail. I also double checked the version of the OS that I tried previously and it turns out that was 10.6.3 as well!
Have tried calling Apple Support, much to my frustration - yes, it is a legitimate copy of OSX. No thank you, I don't need another disc; I've already got two. Yes, I have tried formatting the computer, twice now. And I have tried google as well, but that hasn't really helped either - it sounds like it should be easy according to everything I've come across on google!
About the only thing that I haven't tried is using another Mac to install 10.6.3 to an external drive as this is my only computer.
I notice that I get a message saying that I "can't use this version of the application "Install Mac OS X.app" with this version of OS X" when I try to open the installer on the new disc through the finder. I presume this is because I have OSX 10.9.5 installed currently, and that it is not linked to the issue that I am having when trying to re-install? The reason I mention this is because one suggestion that Apple Support gave that may have some merit was that I do still have a "recovery partition" on my HD... (Held command + R at startup, and I got all the screens that I was supposed to). Is it possible that this recovery partition has the most recent Install Mac OS X.app stuck on it, even after formatting? Personally I doubt it, but maybe there is something in it...
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OSX Mtn. Lion/ Reset to factory settings/ secure HD wipe?

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I have a late-2011 MacBook Pro i7, 2.5GhZ that has, through terrible file management on my part, become so cluttered and disorganized to the point where I would literally need to spend upwards of 36 hours to organize, clean, re-file, re-organize, and what not my file libraries.
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I'm wondering if, since I back up my hard drive with Time Machine constantly, if it would just be worth it to wipe the hard drive completely clean and start over with a clean, empty MBP with just OSX Mtn. Lion on it, and go from there, and select files that I want from my external hard drive as needed to build up my file libraries again.
I just want it all to be neat and organized, and I've been unable to (read: too lazy to) keep up with it so far, and now, it's beyond manageable for me to re-organize everything. (Unless someone has tips to make this a more manageable process?)
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Yes you certainly can Erase and Install 10.8, (no need for 10.6 or 10.7)
I suggest you transfer the contents of your users folders (music, pictures, documents etc) to a external storage drive (not just TimeMachine) and disconnect, it's only these files you will be returning into the same named account later, so no TimeMachine restores and thus no corrupts.
You need to export bookmarks, email addresses, serial keys or any other information (addressbook) that are locked into programs as well. Make a note of your programs installed. Disconnect all drives.
Write down your AppleID and password.
Hook your Mac to the Ethernet cable to your router or modem, if the modem, then power it off/30 sec/on.
This process is going to take hours, so prepare yourself.
Next your going to hold the Command r keys down and boot the computer into Recovery HD, select Disk Utility and on the left side, click on Macintosh HD partition then click on the Erase tab and there should be a slider, use the middle secure erase option. And click Apply, this will zero the entire Macintosh HD partition and map off any failing sectors. Drive makers advise this whenever a OS is reinstalled.
Once this is completed, quit and then click the OS X installer and proceed with that step.
When that's finished you can reboot the machine and it's a brand new one, use the same setup name as before (important)
Software Update check just in case.
Now you won't have the free iLife that carried over from the 10.6 install, however you can use Pacifist from CharlesSoft to extract it from the black or purple (not white) 10.6 disks, or you can but it anew at AppStore.
If you have any purchases at AppsSore, hold down the option key and click on Purchases to reinstall.
You should also install as much as your third party software at this time as possible for best performance on hard drives.
Last you hook up the external storage drive and go cherry picking for what you want and leave what you don't want.
Tip: Use Activity Monitor to keep your boot drive (ideally) below 50%, never more than 80% filled.
Now once you have this "perfect" new Install, you can preserve it by using a blank external powered drive and Carbon Copy Cloner, default settings are fine for the first clone. Later you have to adjust for a "pure clone" every time it's updated.
This way if you ever have to do this painful process of resinstall, you can hold the option key down and simply boot off the clone and reverse clone!! No effort on your part required, it will take a few hours and copy everything over like new again.
Most commonly used backup methods
Good luck
note: what I do is I option boot from my clone, grab a copy of the latest files onto the clone, then erase the internal drive and reverse clone everything on.
What's good abou this, the software does all the work, the drive is bootable, and it optimizes and defragments the files too, so it's zippy.
When a hard drive gets more than 50% filled, it slows down depending what's written on the slower part of the drive, say a new OS X update or program for instance.

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Okay, so I got Apple to restore my whole Mac operating system, and it obviously reset all my settings and computer to factory settings. As I now have an iPhone 5 and wanting to backup my iPhone 4, I can't do this as my Mac does not have any recorded backup's from before as they were deleted in the restoration. So i want to plug my iPhone 4 in to back it up. The main question is if I plug my iPhone 4 in, will it erase everything? and if so, how do i prevent this from happening as I have very important data on my iPhone 4 i can't lose.
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Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
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If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.
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For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
To restore from backup see:
iOS: How to back up
If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
Also
If you have Find My iPhone enabled, you can use Remote Wipe to erase the contents of your device. If you have been using iCloud to back up, you may be able to restore the most recent backup to reset the passcode after the device has been erased.

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