<\/span>Common Reason for Restoring Mac to Factory Settings<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\nThere are quite a few common reasons to restore your Mac to factory settings, the most common is due to issues with the file system<\/strong>. These issues can present themselves as lost or damaged files, slowness\/sluggishness or random errors.<\/p>\nIf you are resetting your computer due to any of the aforementioned we highly suggest using a data recovery software\u00a0to attempt to recover any important data that you may already be missing before proceeding. Data recovery becomes more complicated as time progresses and after factory resets and formatting. Running a scan with Disk Drill<\/a> before performing a factory restore could help you to locate and recover valuable files which may otherwise be lost.<\/p>\nThere are additional benefits to running Disk Drill before performing a factory reset, such as our Recovery Vault technology. Utilizing Recovery Vault increases your chances of recovering important data which will be erased during a factory reset.<\/p>\n
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Mac\u2019s primary file system (HFS\/HFS+) does not store valuable information about files on the drive such as their location and filename when the file system gets damaged. This means that recovering lost or deleted data is much more complicated on these types of drives. Disk Drill\u2019s Recovery Vault technology keeps a copy of this information and makes it much easier, faster and more probable to recover lost or deleted files on your Mac OS X computer, even after performing a factory reset.<\/p>\n
You can learn more about Disk Drill\u2019s Recovery Vault feature here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/span>How to Restore a Mac to Its Factory Settings<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/span>Before You Begin<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\nThere are a few handy steps you should take before you proceed to reset your Mac to factory settings. These instructions will work on all computers running Mac OS (X) such as Mac Mini, Macbook, etc. Please see our handy tips below:<\/p>\n
\n- Protect important data<\/strong> using Disk Drill\u2019s Recovery Vault feature<\/a>. This feature can be enabled from within the Disk Drill app on your Mac and vastly improves your chances of recovering files and data in the event of data loss or after restoring your Mac to factory\u00a0settings.<\/li>\n
- Logout \/ Deauthorize iTunes<\/strong> and other apps that have limited licensing. iTunes uses an authorization system to limit the maximum number of devices connected, you can prevent a future issue by deauthorizing iTunes on your Mac before you perform a factory reset.\nYou can deauthorize your iTunes account by going to the \u201cAccount\u201d<\/strong> option from within iTunes and selecting “Deauthorize”<\/strong>. There are a few other common applications which may also need to be deauthorized such as purchased Adobe products (think Illustrator, Acrobat, Photoshop, etc.).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
- Make sure that your computer has an active and usable Internet connection. Most data is stored on Apple\u2019s servers including the files required to reinstall your Mac OS X. You will need to have an active Internet connection throughout the following procedure or you will not be able to complete the factory reset on your Mac. Failing to ensure you are online could leave your computer in a temporarily unusable state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>Steps<\/strong> to Reset Mac to Factory Settings:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n\n- Turn off your Mac completely.<\/li>\n
- Hold down the Command<\/kbd> and the R<\/kbd> on your keyboard at the same time.<\/li>\n
- Power on<\/strong> your Macbook, Macbook Pro, Mac Mini or other OS X computer.<\/li>\n
- Once your Mac boots into \u201cRecovery\u201d<\/strong> mode, open the \u201cDisk Utility\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- Click the \u201cContinue\u201d<\/strong> option in Disk Utility and then select your hard drive (primary) and click Unmount.<\/li>\n
- Click \u201cErase\u201d<\/strong> and then quit Disk Utility.<\/li>\n
- Click the button that says \u201cReinstall OS X\u201d<\/strong> and follow the instructions on the\u00a0screen to proceed with the reinstallation of your Mac OS X computer.<\/li>\n
- Your computer will reboot into a fresh installation of Mac OS X with factory settings. You will need to reinstall any applications and sync all of your accounts. We suggest installing Disk Drill<\/strong> to help recover your data at this point. If you have used Recovery Vault before performing a factory reset on Mac your chances will be much greater of success and quick file recovery.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\r\n<\/i>\r\nDownload Disk Drill data recovery app\r\nDownload now<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>
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<\/span>Recovering from an Accidental Mac Factory Reset<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\nYou or someone else may have accidentally reset your Mac to factory settings or you may not have been aware of what a factory reset really does before performing one. Important files and folders will be deleted from your computer after a factory reset.<\/p>\n
Note: <\/strong>If you had Disk Drill installed prior to the factory reset with Recovery Vault enabled your chances of recovering files will be greatly increased. Even if you have never heard of Disk Drill before, we can still help!<\/div>\nDisk Drill utilizes powerful scanning technology to recover remnants of files from your drive. The faster Disk Drill is run after a factory reset the better the chances are for optimal file recovery.<\/p>\n
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You can run a scan to detect which files can be recovered at no charge with Disk Drill Basic Edition. To get started:<\/p>\n
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\n- Download Disk Drill<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Run Disk Drill: Launch Disk Drill after completing your download in Step 1 to begin, you can do this after dragging Disk Drill to your applications folder.<\/li>\n
- Launch Recovery: Locate the drive you wish to recover from the list and use the \u201cRecover\u201d button to launch an automatic scan. Disk Drill will run through all available scanning methods and use the best algorithm possible to recover data from your drive.<\/li>\n
- Recover Files: Once Disk Drill has found your files you can use the \u201cRecover\u201d button in the top right corner, you can also select individual files for recovery.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nPro Tip:<\/strong> You can click the drop-down arrow next to the recover button in Step 3 to perform a \u201cLost partition search\u201d or jump straight to a \u201cDeep Scan\u201d if you need to perform either of those scans specifically. We generally recommend utilizing the \u201cRecover\u201d button to run through all scan types unless you have a specific need.<\/div>\n
Deep Scan is particularly useful for complicated file recovery situations such as when the files are on an HFS\/HFS+ disk and Recovery Vault has not been used. This is also the best way to find files that have been lost or deleted for long periods of times. Deep Scan will rebuild the files based on information it finds on the disk and functions even when metadata or a backup copy of the file cannot be found, this is especially useful after a Mac OS factory reset has been performed.<\/p>\n
The lost partition search is used to find partitions which have been deleted or removed after reformatting (restoring your computer) to factory settings. Not only is it possible to recover files from lost partitions but it is possible to recover the full partition with Disk Drill\u2019s powerful HFS+ healing algorithms<\/a>. You can run a lost partition search to scan your disk for partitions which have been removed and may still be recoverable.<\/p>\n<\/span>Hard to Recover Factory Resets<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
If you are resetting your computer due to any of the aforementioned we highly suggest using a data recovery software\u00a0to attempt to recover any important data that you may already be missing before proceeding. Data recovery becomes more complicated as time progresses and after factory resets and formatting. Running a scan with Disk Drill<\/a> before performing a factory restore could help you to locate and recover valuable files which may otherwise be lost.<\/p>\n There are additional benefits to running Disk Drill before performing a factory reset, such as our Recovery Vault technology. Utilizing Recovery Vault increases your chances of recovering important data which will be erased during a factory reset.<\/p>\n \n Mac\u2019s primary file system (HFS\/HFS+) does not store valuable information about files on the drive such as their location and filename when the file system gets damaged. This means that recovering lost or deleted data is much more complicated on these types of drives. Disk Drill\u2019s Recovery Vault technology keeps a copy of this information and makes it much easier, faster and more probable to recover lost or deleted files on your Mac OS X computer, even after performing a factory reset.<\/p>\n There are a few handy steps you should take before you proceed to reset your Mac to factory settings. These instructions will work on all computers running Mac OS (X) such as Mac Mini, Macbook, etc. Please see our handy tips below:<\/p>\n \n You or someone else may have accidentally reset your Mac to factory settings or you may not have been aware of what a factory reset really does before performing one. Important files and folders will be deleted from your computer after a factory reset.<\/p>\n Disk Drill utilizes powerful scanning technology to recover remnants of files from your drive. The faster Disk Drill is run after a factory reset the better the chances are for optimal file recovery.<\/p>\n You can run a scan to detect which files can be recovered at no charge with Disk Drill Basic Edition. To get started:<\/p>\n \n Deep Scan is particularly useful for complicated file recovery situations such as when the files are on an HFS\/HFS+ disk and Recovery Vault has not been used. This is also the best way to find files that have been lost or deleted for long periods of times. Deep Scan will rebuild the files based on information it finds on the disk and functions even when metadata or a backup copy of the file cannot be found, this is especially useful after a Mac OS factory reset has been performed.<\/p>\n The lost partition search is used to find partitions which have been deleted or removed after reformatting (restoring your computer) to factory settings. Not only is it possible to recover files from lost partitions but it is possible to recover the full partition with Disk Drill\u2019s powerful HFS+ healing algorithms<\/a>. You can run a lost partition search to scan your disk for partitions which have been removed and may still be recoverable.<\/p>\n<\/span>How to Restore a Mac to Its Factory Settings<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>Before You Begin<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/span>Steps<\/strong> to Reset Mac to Factory Settings:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/span>Recovering from an Accidental Mac Factory Reset<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/span>Hard to Recover Factory Resets<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n