Restart os x to factory setting without disk?

I have no disk and i need to restore my mac to factory setting. How woukd i do this??

You need to find the original disks or buy replacements.
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You may have the accessibility VoiceOver feature or another one turned on.
Triple click the home button and try going to Settings>General>Accessibility and turn VoiceOver off and any others off. You may have to use three fingers to scroll the screen to get there. If problems see the following for how to turn off via iTunes:
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Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
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- Restore from backup. See:
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How can i reset my disabled iphone to factory setting without itunes?

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When you made the backup, you may have told it to encrypt the backup so that you can recover iPhone to factory settings successfully.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Therefore I used the normal iTunes backup and restore found under the Summary tab in iTunes. If your data is still on the other phone, back it up again with iTunes. To use iTunes you have to start it, connect your phone to the computer with a cable, then select the iPhone button near the top right corner of the screen. Be sure not to check the encrypt button.

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Is there any way to restore an iphone to factory setting without the apple id previously used on that phone?

murphysandra1 wrote:
Is there any way to restore an iphone to factory setting without the apple id previously used on that phone?
Nope...
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13695?viewlocale=en_US

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if i have backup phone up to icloud can i restore factory setting without losing apps

icloud backup and restore http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4859
you can always sync back your purchased apps via itunes or on the phone itself.

How do I reset MacBook pro with lion back to factory settings without disk?

Good evening everyone,
I recently purchased a MacBook pro with lion installed and I need to reset it to factory settings without a disk. anyone know how to do this?

Restart it... and hold down command+R
then choose disk utility and format your disk
then choose reinstall lion
and it's back to default.
source of info: http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_boot_lion%E2%80%99s_recovery_mode
apple way is most slam.
how u like me now?
i just did this right now and my system so so fresh and pure.

If I restart my MBP to factory setting, will it impact the OS?

I have upgraded my OS to OS X Mountain Lion.
If I am planning to set my macbook pro to factory setting, will it impact the OS?
I am planning to sell my macbook pro. Bought it in early 2011.
Thanks in advance for the advice.

Found this.
Lion and Mountain Lion (if pre-installed on the computer at purchase*)
         Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because
                   it is three times faster than wireless.
          1. Restart the computer while holding down the COMMAND and R keys until the Mac OS X
              Utilities window appears.
          2. Select Disk Utility from the Mac OS X Utilities window and click on the Continue button.
          3. After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the left side list. Click
              on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
          4. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Optionally, click on the Security button
              and set the Zero Data option to one-pass.
          5. Click on the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.
          6. Quit DU and return to the Mac OS X Utilities window.
          7. Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button.
          8. Upon completion shutdown the computer.

Hi, I bought my Macbook in Nov 2008, Alumunium and now I am selling this to my friend how can i reset to factory setting without the CD

How can i restore my macbook to the factory setting?? I am presenting it to my friend.

since you are running mt lion on the mac you can boot to the recovery partition (restart holding down command+R keys)
once booted there open the disk utility window and then on left side select the mac HD select the erase tab and make sure that next to format it says "mac OS extended journaled"
click on the erase button
once done close the disk utility window then click on the option to "install mac OS" and follow the prompts
once the install is completed and the mac is restarted it will be like new and the setup assistant will open on startup

Need to revert to Factory Settings without disk.

Hi,
I have a friend (isn't that how they all start?) who has a new macbook pro and needs to reset to factory settings as she wants rid of the user IDs and names on the accounts. She has Snow Leopard but no disks (none were in her box).
How would I be able to revert to factory settings so she could access the computer as if it was new, without disks. Is there anywhere I can download such software?
Thank you
Jo
p.s. I would use my macbook pro and try to burn off a reset disk but I'm using Lion and thought this would cause even more issues. Thanks.

"She has Snow Leopard but no disks (none were in her box)."
Not probable. She either misplaced or lost the disks. She should get a replacement set by calling AppleCare. Then she can do what she intends and provide the disks to the new owner (which she is required to do). She can't use your disks.

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My mother passed away and I'm trying to reset her iPad2 to factory settings without a passcode so I can give it to my grandmother to use.
I've got iTunes open and the iPad is in recovery mode. However, when I click "Restore iPad", it prompts me to open a file on my laptop. Not sure what it's looking for...
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
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The following instructions from iOS: Forgot passcode or device disabled may help:
Also, be aware that if Activation Lock is enabled, recovery mode will not disable that. iCloud: Activation Lock
Use recovery mode
Follow these steps if you never synced your device with iTunes, if you don't have Find My iPhone set up, or if you can't get to your own computer. You'll need to put your device in recovery mode, which will erase the device and its passcode. Then you'll restore your device as new or from a backup.
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Turn off your device.
Press and hold the Home button. While holding the Home button, connect your device to iTunes. If your device doesn't turn on automatically, turn it on.
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Factory reset without disks

Hi there,
My iMac has become a little unstable and I want to wipe everything and start again - a factory reset.
Seeing as it didn't come with any start up discs, is there a way to do with without disks?
Thanks
Moray

What operating system do you have? Lion or other? If other, you can probabably get replacement original OS X disks from Apple support. If Lion, reboot holding the command + R keys down to enter recovery mode.

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rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone
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but it doesn't reboot it. HELP!

You can't; that procedure will cause it to rerun the Setup Assistant, but it isn't an actual factory reset. If you want to use it anyway, use 'shutdown -h now' as the final command.
The computer shouldn't be sold without its original disks.
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It sounds like you may have booted into Recovery Mode. To exist Recovery Mode, restart your computer by going to  > Restart... Take a look at the article below for more information.
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