If you are thinking of selling or trading in your mac, the first and foremost thing you have to do is for security reasons you need to erase the data on it and perform factory reset. Then the person eventually will not have access to your account and your personal data. Before resetting you should back up your files and there are few things you should manually turn off. They are iCloud, iMessage and disconnect the bluetooth devices. This article will guide you how to Factory Reset MacBook pro. Before jumping into the topic first we will check:
- How to logout of iCloud?
- How to logout of iMessage?
- How to disconnect bluetooth devices?
- Backup your data
- Factory Reset MacBook pro
How to logout of iCloud?
Follow these step-by-step process to logout of iCloud:
- Single click on the Apple icon on your up-left corner of the screen.
- And select the system settings option.
- You will get a pop-up, Click on your Apple Id name and scroll down.
- Single click on Sign out button.
- Before you sign out you may be asked to keep a copy of data before you sign out. Choose the data you want to keep and one click on keep a copy or select none if you want to erase the data from your MacBook Pro.
- After clicking on keep a copy you may ask for your Apple Id password. Enter it to proceed.
- And finally it will ask your MacBook pro password to finalize the logout.
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How to logout of iMessage?
To logout of iMessage follow the below steps:
- Click on the iMessages app.
- And single click on messages, you can find this option in the menu bar on top.
- Choose preference/settings option.
- Now click on @ icon (iMessage).
- Finally single click on sign out button.
How to disconnect bluetooth devices?
- Click on the Apple icon on the top-left hand corner of the screen.
- Choose System preference option and select Bluetooth option.
- Under Devices, select the bluetooth device you want to remove from the Macbook pro.
- Single click on the “X” button to remove the device.
- You may be asked to confirm that you want to remove the bluetooth device from the MacBook pro. Click on the Remove button.
- Repeat this process with other bluetooth devices if desired.
Backup your data
- To backup your data from MacBook pro, connect the external storage device.
- Click on Apple icon on top left corner of the screen>> Goto System preference option>>Click on Time machine
- Choose the external storage device and single click on “Encrypt backups and usedisk.”
- After choosing the backup disk, Time Machine should immediately begin making a backup.
- If you want to backup manually, Select “Backup Now” from the Time Machine menu in the Menu Bar. To check the status of the Backup use the same menu.
Factory Reset MacBook pro
Now finally we will factory reset MacBook Pro where all the data, applications and settings can be removed. Follow the below steps:
- To do this process if your MacBook pro is on logoff by click on the Apple icon and select the shut down option.
- Now, Turn On your Mac then immediately press and hold Command + R keys and leave it when you see the Apple logo on the screen.
- Single click on “Options” and “Continue to open the Utility window.
- Under the Utility Window, choose “ Disk Utility”, one click on “Continue” and “Internal Startup Disk.”
- Choose the name “Macintosh HD” in the sidebar and the format as “APFS”.
- One Click on the “Erase Volume Group” option if you don’t find this option Click on the “Erase” button.
- Once done, leave Disk Utility and return to the “Utility Windows.”
- Choose “Reinstall macOS” then single click on the “Continue” button and follow the instructions on the screen to install macOS.
- After the macOS has installed the “setup Assistant” will open, skip the setup Assistant and turn off your mac.
Conclusion:
I hope this blog has helped you know how to factory reset your MacBook Pro without losing your backup files and how to secure data before selling or trading in.
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