OS X V10.7 Lion :: How To Reset MacBook Pro For Re-sale
Apr 2, 2012
I'm thinking of selling my 2010 MacBook Pro, which I bought with OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. When selling previous Macs, I've deleted everything, including other user accounts and then re-installed the OS from the supplied CDs or DVD. This then leaves a new and pristine condition for the new owner to set-up as required. However, I'm currently using Lion, which is not available on a disk. So my question is, how do I get back to a new version of Lion ready for my Mac's new owner to set-up as their own?I've read on these forums about booting and holding down the Alt key in order to boot from the Restore partition, which hopefully has a bootable copy of Lion. Other threads suggest that I should Show Package Contents of the downloaded Lion file and burn the DMG to a DVD using Disc Utility. I guess that this will produce a software update disc and that the new owner will still need to boot initially with the Snow Leopard disc and follow the software updates until a point is reached whereby the new Lion disc will work.I want to sell this as having OS X 10.7.3 Lion - I've paid for the upgrade and wish to pass this to the new owner.
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Mar 23, 2012
Best Buy no longer sells it, but they do sell 10.5. Is there a problem with 10.6?
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iPhone 4S, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
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Jun 29, 2012
i would like to know how i can sale my music on itunes
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Mar 26, 2012
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G3, Mac OS 9.2.x
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Feb 17, 2009
I'm looking for some advice as to how to just reset a Macbook so I can sell it. Any suggestions would be helped. Is there just a factory reset option?
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Jun 22, 2012
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iOS 5.1.1
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Feb 3, 2012
how to factory reset macbook pro lion osx
Info:MacBookPro, iOS 5.0.1
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Jul 4, 2012
It has been a while i havnt used my MacBook Air. I forgot my passwords to enter.How do I completely reset my computer so that passwords are disabled or just reset?
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.4), TalkTalk; Huawei Echolife HG532
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May 14, 2012
My mail application is not responding, how to resetting the mail application?
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Jun 28, 2012
I forgot my iMac password. It did not come with a disc. Is there a way to reset my admin password?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jul 5, 2012
I forgot my login password to my macbookpro laptop and I'm trying to retrieve the old password or make a new password so I can login and use my computer
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MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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May 11, 2012
saw a song "La Rana Brincona" sung by The Countdown Kids for sale in iTunes. This song belongs to Cántaro. It is blatant piracy and illegal, how can iTunes promote/allow that?
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Feb 12, 2012
I want to sell my imac 21,5 and buy a macbook instead. the problem is i dont know how to just delete everything like on the iphone.When i am finished with resetting ore whatever my mac should turn on like it is a new device.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7)
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Mar 21, 2012
I am running Mac OS Lion (10.7.3) on a 8-core Mac Pro. As I turned on my mac this morning, I found out that I was unable to use my wireless mouse, and also that I couldn't open my bluetooth settings. Apparently, the entire module disappeared from the System Preferences, and when I went to one of the articles on here, I saw that I'm supposed to reset my PRAM and SMC in order to make my bluetooth work again. The problem is, that I don't know what PRAM or SMC are, nor do I know how to reset them.
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Mac Pro (Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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May 5, 2012
I need to reset the permissions on my 10.7.3 lion software. Apple support has escalated this to software engineering levels and have not been able to give me a resolution. For some unknown reason all of a sudden my permissions would not allow me to properly move files to the hard drive. Also it would not allow me to take and move files around with the hard drive, it would just perform copies and not moving files to these locations - these were unexpected actions that were happening within the system.
I have worked with Apple support and have reset the ACL's using a root user this has still not resolved the problem. apple keeps escalating this issue up to higher levels of software engineering department however it takes 2 to 3 days every time to reply to me and this is unnerving.
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Jun 5, 2012
It seems my system has reset something so admin-level users have read-only permissions for a pantload of files and folders. In every "get info" box the generic "admin" user has read-only priveleges. I can't stop and change permissions every time I want to work with a file.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Mail v. 4.5
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Jun 6, 2012
I accidentally removed some items like app store icon etc, and would like to reset my mac.I had downloaded the Lion OS X from the App Store, and would like to reset my mac.How do I go about this?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Mar 14, 2012
Or get launchd to stop trying to load it. I noticed that when I "iotop -C", launchd seens to be in a permanent loop starting apache as the httpd pid is always being incremented by 1. I can't run apache on in terminal or on via clicking web sharing.
Info:MBP 13" (06/10/2010), Mac OS X (10.6.4)
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Apr 2, 2012
I have recently found out that my master password is not what I thought it was! I am currently running OS X 10.7 Lion and would like to reset my master password. There are two user accounts on the Mac - one being mine (administrator) and the other my sons (managed). I know both account passwords but not the master password. How can I reset it?
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Apr 9, 2012
I had to reset my admin password. I am running 10.7 but had to use the snow lepard disc. i was able to re-set it. Now when i restart the comp, it shows my accounts with its picture, but when i click on an account nothing happens. The screen is showing my accounts, and the options to restart, turn off or put the computer to sleep. What am i doing wrong. I cant sign on to any of my accounts.
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Apr 21, 2012
I am on my MacBook pro from 2010, reinstalling Snow Leopard and Lion afterwards. I install the updates and some programs (Plex, uTorrent, Chrome) only to realize that when I restart, some preferences completely ignored.. All programs added to the Dock are gone again, the assigned log-in items don't start up, iCloud was logged out again, mail settings were reset.I reinstalled the whole thing, except for Lion, and it all worked fine. So anyway, I thought it was the laptop. Some sort of hardware problem or something, right? So I just got this new Mac mini, with Lion, and it does the same exact thing.It doesn't remember some changes I made. I tried to repair permissions, but it doesn't do anything.
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Apr 26, 2012
how do you reset your email password
Info:Mac Pro
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May 2, 2012
A few years ago I set a master password. I know the master password but would like to change it. I've read a few articles and it says to do this via System Preferences/Security/File Vault; however, when I get to File Vault, the master password info/screen/area is not there.
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.3.x)
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May 10, 2012
how can I reset or format my Macbookpro?
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), Want to reset this laptop.
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May 16, 2012
I initially tried the normal System Preferences/ Users and Groups approach, unlocked the window, entered my existing password, entered my new password twice...got this...obviously I have edited the image to remove my name...
Recovery mode using Lion results in a very similar message, a box pops up, etc. No go .So I try to reset the Admin password to have a new Admin login which results in the "starting a new machine" screens, etc., so I can then change MY password, etc using this... Boot single user and enter rm /var/db/.AppleSetupDone But the system reports it cannot find the file or directory. So I login as Administrator (I have this password) and using the GUI, the option to change MY password is not showing. So I login as root (I also have this password) and using the GUI, again, there is no option to change MY password. As I upgraded/App Store via the network I do not have a disk to boot from.I do have Time Machine backups, so the notion of restoring Apps and personal files and folders after a complete reinstall is not that hideous, though I have better things to do like most of you. But really, isn't there a way for me to change my password using the GUI?
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.4), cannot change my password, ever
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May 29, 2012
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Jun 18, 2012
What does it mean when the message "connection reset by peer" comes up when I try to download the system updates?
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iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Jun 18, 2012
How to reset administrator password in lion?
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7)
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Feb 18, 2012
I want to restore my macbook (fall 2009) to its factory built. I've just installed OS X Lion and I now wath I must do for that.So... I do a workshop for Garageband and I've get something like a gift, iLife 2011, from the school. But it was installed from a disc.Now the only that I must now is: when I do the reset, get I then back iLife or not?Â
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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