Software :: How To Reset Macbook To Default Settings?
Feb 17, 2009How to reset macbook to default settings?
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View 4 RepliesPlayed around with the display settings and can now not get them back to the way they were!
Anyone who can enlighten me on how to reset the default display settings?
Today the IT department at my university set up my Early 2008 MBP to work with the library WiFi. While doing this they completely messed up my airport settings so now I cannot connect to my home network. Is there anyway I can reset the network settings to default like they way they were before? I am running Snow Leopard.
View 4 Replies View RelatedOver the years my finder windows have been set to different colors, font sizes and so on. When I make a change I select the make default box in the show view options, but they never default except for that one finder window. I have erased com.apple.finder.plist and just for fun the com.apple.sidebarlists.plist but can not get the finder to go to a true default. Is there another plist that I am missing?
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), I am not a blonde
I was trying to modify my monitor settings and hit the detect monitors button by mistake thinking it may help a sizing issue. Now after start up white screen with apple in the middle the monitor goes blank. Is there a way to restart while holding down keys to reverse this since I can't see anything on display?
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I played around too much with the view options/columns and now I just want it back to how it was when it first came with the macbook.
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itunes, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
A couple days ago after restarting my imac I was shocked to find that my personal preferences had been reset to default and that some programs were behaving like they had just been installed. Firefox for instance asked me to import settings from safari, after skipping importing i found that all my bookmarks and add-ons were gone.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.4), Intel Core i3
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?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Every time I hit the print button on my Mac (I have an HP PSC 1210 all-in-one printer) the document prints at 10%. I know, I have to go into page set up and when i do that, the scale is always at 10% so I have to change the scale to 100%.why is it not automatically set at 100% anymore? And how can I make the print scale default to 100% so I don't have to go into page set up everytime I want to print?
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Mac OS X (10.6.4), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
i pretty much F'ed my airport settings in the preferences panel up.
How do i reset it back to normal, and will it delete my remembered log in keys ive saved?
how to reset my mac pro as a all brandnew sitting
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MacBook Pro, iOS 7
I have a 2008 Unibody Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard 10.6.3. I want to reset the default ambient brightness, because it stopped changing by itself after I manually changed the brightness with the keyboard. I made sure that ambient light changing was enabled in the System Preferences. From past experience, I think that deleting the preferences.plist file will do the trick, but I'm not sure. Any suggestions?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI am not using my macbook pro and would like to give it to a grandson; but I need to get rid of all my information before sending.
Info:MacBookPro, iOS 5.1
i need to reset my macbook to its factory settings without using the OS disc because i do not have one..
View 1 Replies View RelatedHow to reset my macbook pro 2011. I don't have a disk or anything like that. My computer will not go back the start screen with the apple and just shows it loading.
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MacBook Pro, iOS 6.1.6
I have Yosemite. Its a 2014 MackBook Pro. I need to erase it to send it back. Im switching from the 15" to the 13".
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MacBook Pro with Retina display, iOS 8.1.2
I will sell my Macbook Air OS X 10.9.5. how to reset to factory settngs.
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MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9)
I have a MacBook Pro running it's latest update (10.7.3) , and would like to reset the keyboard light and the desktop light to it's default.
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MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.7)
Just bought my MBP(late 2011 model) from a friend of mine and it is now registered under my apple id. I am trying to reset it to factory default but it prompts a message 'This apple ID has not purchased lion' when installing lion. Any idea how to resolve this?
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7), factory default setting
While fooling around with my MB I some how screwed up the display settings! Can someone tell me the factory settings? I tried 600 x 800 on up and its either too small or too "stretched".
View 5 Replies View RelatedAfter playing with the display settings to adjust a second screen I've noticed that my display during startup and at the 'log in' page are not in the optimal size and resolution.Â
how to restore factory defult display settings.Â
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
Im setting out to my hometown for 5 days and all of my stuff are on my iMac. I dont know, how to copy all settings ,etc from iMac straight to the Macbook Pro. As far as I think, the only way is first to reset the Macbook Pro. Take a Time Machine backup from the iMac. And then restore the copy to the Macbook Pro. Is that the only way left for me? And how do we factory reset the macbook pro, so everything gets deleted and becomes new and ready for a new Tim Machine restore.
View 4 Replies View RelatedAlright, so I got this weird problem. Every time I unplug my mouse from my Macbook and start using my track pad, the track pad settings get all messed up. The scrolling and double click speed go to the slowest possible setting.
What gives?
Alright, so I got this weird problem. Every time I unplug my mouse from my Macbook and start using my track pad, the track pad settings get all messed up. The scrolling and double click speed go to the slowest possible setting.
What gives?
How do I reset a MacBook Pro (vintage) to its factory settings?
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MacBook (13-inch Aluminum Late 2008), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
When I try to reset my Macbook Pro 13" to factory default setting, using the original Mac OS X install DVD, system did not allow me and prompted "You can't use this version of the application install Mac OS X with this version of Mac OS X.". What does it mean? What should I do to rest my Macbook Pro?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), Using the original Mac OS X Install
the best way to return my MacBook Pro back to it factory setting. in other words start all over.
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MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.4/2.2 GHz), iOS 5.1
Is there any way you can reset your MacBook Air to the original settings you first recieved it in? I've noticed I have way to much junk to go through and try to delete it all and when I try to delete something it does the poof thing it's supposed to, but later I notice it has not been deleted. I've tried restarting my computer, and completely turning it off for 24 hours then seeing it its gone, but it never deletes.
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.2), i only have one computer account
A little while later I notice the MBP felt like it was running when I touched it. It was vibrating from the HD running. I didn't think much of this.
I just now tried to turn my MBP on and it wouldn't. I decide to plug it in. When it turned on it did so for about 2 seconds, turned off, then turned back on. It then took a long time to boot up. When it finally did boot, it told me that the clock was all out of whack and I noticed tons of my settings had been reverted to default. I then check the battery to see that it is charging but the level is at 1%! When I shut the MBP lid earlier to put it to sleep the battery was at least 50%.