is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. If you downloaded and installed the macOS Monterey public ...

Knowing how to wipe a Mac and reset it to its factory settings can be a vital step if you're trying to sell or fix it. Here's how to do it.

If you are selling or donating your old Mac, be sure to secure your data and properly set it up for the new owners. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to ...

60847: Apple Software Restore: How to Perform a Multiple Disc Restoration describes how to use the multiple Restore discs (that apparently come with new Macs that have OS X preinstalled) to do a ...

The Erase Assistant in macOS allows you to restore your Mac to its original state. Here's how to use it and get back to a fresh desktop. If you want to reset your Mac to its original state to start ...

If something does go awry, here are the steps to restore from a saved snapshot. For an Intel-based Mac, press the power button and hold Command + R until the Apple logo appears. On Apple Silicon Macs, ...

Whether you’re looking to sell your Mac or reset it due to an intractable software problem, restoring to factory settings is a good way to spruce up even the best MacBooks or Macs, and clear off ...

If you ever need to restore the entire contents of an OS X Lion startup drive, or just perform a reinstall of the OS, you’ll find that there are numerous ways to accomplish these tasks. In fact, there ...

Patrick Atis securely wiped his drive, and then wanted to reinstall Yosemite, the installer for which he has on an external hard drive. However, after he booted into OS X Recovery (holding down ...

Along with the shift to Apple Silicon, performing things like a restore is different with M1 Macs compared to their Intel predecessors. Follow along for a look at how to revive and restore M1 Macs, ...