OS X V10.7 Lion :: How To Reboot MBP To Factory Settings
Jun 5, 2012
I just bought a MBP 13" from my friend. It has OSX Lion pre-installed on it so theirs no boot disc. I read the instructions online about rebooting but I didn't do it correctly. What I wanna do it get it back to as if the computer was being turned on for the 1st time. I changed the user name to my name, but when I go to the Air Drop section in Finder, his name still pops in that area. I wanna make it so that everything is under my name. Basically, the login user has my name on it. Air Drop has his name and when you go to USER folder, his name is there too. Want to get it so all of it is under my name.
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Jun 13, 2012
I am selling my macbook pro to purchase a new one soon, and I need to erase all my data and restore it to factory settings?
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Feb 22, 2012
So I recently purchased a MacBook Pro and used Migration Assistant to transfer my files. I realized after that I should have transfered right at the beginning when I had the chance for Setup Assistant, because I have a lot of files that require permission from my other user account on my old MacBook. I went to Disk Utilities, and there were two options to "Erase Free Space", some Toshiba thing and Macintosh HD (I am assuming was the hard drive that was transferred). I pushed "Erase Free Space" and closed down disk utility, but it looks like it didn't delete my hard drive because all the applications and files are still there. I am now reinstalling OS X Lion hoping it will bring me back to that first screen where it askes if i want to transfer from another computer. Am I doing this right? I feel like I'm gonna mess something up and i've already wasted 5 hours already trying to fix my primary mistake of using Migration.
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Mar 25, 2012
I need to know how to restore Os X Lion to Default Settings?
Info:iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 2, 2012
how do i reset my mail app to factory settings
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MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 14, 2012
I am trying to restore my MacBook Pro to its Factory Settings.All data was erased and tried to reinstall the Lion. When my apple ID and password were entered.The following message came out: "This Apple ID has not yet been used in iTune Store" I was not allowed to reinstall the Lion. Yes I did not buy anything in the iTune Store.how can I reinstall the Lion.
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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May 20, 2012
I have a 27"imac which is 3 months old, purchased new from an Apple store. I have purchased a 15" macbook pro as well. The imac is not being used so I want to reset it back to factory settings wipe all personal and keychain data so I can sell it.
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May 31, 2012
i bought a imac 21.5 and it came with lion already installed without discs. How do i restore lion to factory settings?
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Apr 5, 2012
Early 2011 15" MBP with Lion (purchased new July 22, 2012). I had a two year old MBP running Snow Leopard then upgraded to Lion. The computer got flooded. I took out the hard drive and put it in a portable hard drive case and used it to restore my new MBP running Lion. It seemed to go very smooth and very easy. I am not a very knowledgable computer person, I use the computer for Photoshop, iTunes and email and just barely know not to turn it off with the on/off button! I keep noticing that I have two of many things in the computer, like library, multiple systems and multiple hard drives. I also get conflicting amounts of free hard drive space. I feel that I mistakenly copied too much stuff. I have backed up my files onto a fire wire hard drive. I want to "push a button" and have the computer go back to the way it was the day I bought it. This time, I will take the time and move the files and programs manually (there are not that many). I am affraid a typical restore from Time Machine will only bring back the problems I am trying to get away from.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 30, 2012
Lion OSX want to reset Terminal to Factory Settings but I can't find the terminal.plist file in Library.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Jun 9, 2012
I had to interrupt the migration assistant and it seems that some of my applications and documents are incomplete (files missing/broken) I have heard the best way to solve this problem is to restore the macs factory settings, then start the migration assistant over again. What is the best way to do this?
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iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Jun 7, 2012
I was restoring my MacBook pro to its factory setting by erasing the disk and reinstalling OS X lion via internet. But it is failing telling me that my network is very slow while I used the best network in my area. How should I get an OS X lion to my CP? Is it possible to get it from another MacBook pro? Or is it possible to recover the erased OS X Lion without or with external disc?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4), Mac OS X Lion
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Feb 6, 2012
I just bought my new imac 27" i5, but no restore disk included, How to restore iMac 27" i5 to factory settings with iLife Includes iPhoto, iMovie and GarageBand.
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
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Jul 8, 2010
I've purchased my Mac book from a friend. It still has his name and password on which he cannot remember. Am i correct in assuming that if I restore it to the origianl factory settings then it will erase his settings. Also will i need anything erlse with the start up like serial numbers, auth codes etc?
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Mar 16, 2009
is there a way to restore a mac to factory settings, what i mean is there a way to make it like when u bought t, only what it comes with and ilife?
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Aug 29, 2009
Running Leopard 10.5.7. Failing attempts to upgrade to SN. Other forums are saying "Use System Restore Disks" I don't have "System Restore Disks" I have 2 disks that came with the computer called "Mac OS X" not called "System Restore". Do I just pop Disk 1 of 2 in the CD/DVD and hold down C whilst rebooting?
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Oct 18, 2008
I have a PowerBook G4 that is about 3 1/2 years old - my first Mac ever, I got it for college. However, now that it has been so many years I feel like I want to restore it to factory settings, essentially I want to make it like I just opened it up from the box. It still runs fine, maybe a little slow. But mostly I think she's just bogged down from years of classes, music, applications, etc. The problem? Like an idiot, I don't have my start-up disk anymore. I thought maybe I should purchase the upgrade to Leopard for after I wipe it, but I'm not sure how to even do that. Also, $130 is kind of pricey but if I have to purchase a new Tiger start-up disk (if that's even possible) the cost difference might be worth it.
So I guess what I'm asking for is advice about what is the best course to take. Getting a new Tiger disk seems like it might be hard, but I don't know if my PowerBook is new enough to support Leopard. Would it be worth it to find a professional (mind you I live in a small Michigan town that doesn't even have a Best Buy, and the nearest Apple store is in Lansing)? I apologize if I sound so much like a novice that it makes your head explode.
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Feb 1, 2012
I have just bought a new MacBook Pro. When I got it I connected my time machine to remove my photos and music. My question is how do I restore my mac to its original settings, because there is too many things I don't want on it from my time machine? And my laptop did not come with the Lion installer disc. What should i do?
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MacBook Pro
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Mar 23, 2012
I have the latest imac and I was wondering how to reset to factory settings, was it suppose to come with a DVD? If I need the DVD where would I go to get one ? The closest apple store is over three hours away.
Info:iMac
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Mar 23, 2012
I want to restore my iMac to its original settings but it won't let me used My Snow Leopard disc to do so.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Mar 24, 2012
I want to restore my macbook to factory settings. I have both install discs (1 and 2) but when I insert disc 1 nothing happens and the machine spits it back out again.
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MacBook (13-inch Late 2007), Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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Apr 9, 2012
How do I restore my Macbook Pro to Factory settings. I bought it from a store, and did not receive a disk with it.
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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May 17, 2012
Im trying to restore my MBP to factory settings but when I restart the language setting wont appear, and when i hold option the install disk shows up but i click the install disk and still nothing, it boots normally how can i fix this?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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May 21, 2012
I have an original (2007) MacBook Pro that I want to sell.Before I sell it, I'd like to erase everything that I have in the MBP and restore it to factory settings. I don't have my Leopard discs, they are in storage.
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MacBook Pro 15, Mac OS X (10.6), 2.16GHz, 2G Ram, 120GB Serial ATA Drive, 2-GRaids FW800s, FCP6
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May 29, 2012
I want to restore to factory settings and start all over with the migration...nothing moved from my old mac to new one the right way and not all of my stuff transfered so i just want to start over.
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May 29, 2012
I need to reset it to factory settings as it has all of her information on there.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Jun 1, 2012
I want to restore factory settings in a REALLY old iMac - we're talking the blueberry one with the huge protruding butt - but I no longer have the set-up/systems disks
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Jun 10, 2012
I tried the disk but it said it doesn't work on my version.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Jun 13, 2012
I would like to reset my iMac to the state that it was in when it was first turned on. How can I do this?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7)
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Jun 18, 2012
Mac Mini 1.1 Core Duo 1.66Ghz desktop computer that I purchased in 2006ish. I have had several problems with this computer and would like to sell it but would like to restore it to factory settings to try to restart with it as well as deleting everything on it.What do I need for this and how can I do it?
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Mac mini (Late 2006)
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