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Besides I have a macbook pro (mid 2012) that I purchased brand new around the same time, and this does not have any problems. The reason for resetting the system is because there seems to be a process ( nsurlsessionid ) that is consuming my entire internet bandwidth, I searched in the internet, it seems this is triggered by some application, this was not there when I first installed it.

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What will be the size of the download from apple server ? Will the entire OS be downloaded from the internet ? Isn't there a recovery partition that contains the OS ? You may be ready to sell your Mac or it may just be slow due to many years of use. Also I don't have any installation or recovery disc with me, but I understand it is possible to reset the system without any of these ?ģ. There are many reasons to reset your Mac to factory settings.

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Mac OS X 10.4 PPC Mac OS X 10.3.9 Mac OS X 10.4 Intel Mac OS X 10.0 Mac OS X 10.1 Mac OS X 10.5 Mac OS X 10. Is it possible to do this without downloading the entire OS from the internet ?Ģ. Apple Battery Reset - PowerBook G3 Ibook. If your computer is frozen and the normal means of resetting. Release the keys and allow the Mac to boot up and open into Recovery. If this feature isnt available or doesnt work on your Mac, follow these steps instead: To restore factory settings, learn what to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac. From here, hold down Command + R until the Apple logo appears. I had set it up and have been using it for some time now, but I would like to reset it to factory settings, and re-setup the device.ġ. System Preferences includes Erase All Content and Settings only when using macOS Monterey on a Mac with Apple silicon or a Mac with the Apple T2 Security Chip.

Click the Continue option in Disk Utility and then select. Once your Mac boots into Recovery mode, open the Disk Utility. Power on your Macbook, Macbook Pro, Mac Mini or other OS X computer. Hold down the Command and the R on your keyboard at the same time. Continue holding the Power button, until you see macOS Utilities screen. Press the Power button to start Mac and immediately Press and Hold Command + R keys. I have a mac mini with El capitan that I bought brand new one month ago. Steps to Reset Mac to Factory Settings: Turn off your Mac completely. Shut down the Mac (If it is open) and follow the steps below to Factory Reset MacBook with Intel-based processor and Apple T2 Security chip.