Note: If you have an Apple Silicon M1 Mac, they can use a different process to factory reset/restore to the fullest degree.

If you plan on selling your MacBook with a butterfly keyboard on your own, it’s probably a good idea to have it replaced for free if you haven’t already. If you’re giving your MacBook Pro to someone in your household, you may want to unpair any Bluetooth devices as well.

It doesn’t hurt to sign out of any other accounts under System Preferences → Internet Accounts, too. Navigate in the menu bar to Account → Authorizations → Deauthorize This Computer.Īnd you’ll want sign out of iCloud, iMessage, and FaceTime. On Macs running macOS Mojave and earlier, you’ll also want to deauthorize your Mac in iTunes. Read along for how to factory reset your MacBook Pro and reinstall a fresh copy of macOS.īefore you factory reset your MacBook Pro, make sure that you have a current backup. If you’re ready to sell or give away your existing Mac notebook or wipe it for another reason there are a few things you’ll want to do in addition to erasing the hard drive.