Can I factory reset my Mac without passwords? In this passage, we will tell you how to enter the Recovery Mode and use the Disk Utility and Reinstall macOS options to factory reset the Mac without a password.
Have you ever encountered computer viruses, and you need to factory reset your Mac to remove the virus immediately to avoid further loss? You may factory reset your Mac when you plan to buy the latest product and give your old Mac to sisters and brothers.
If you find you already forgot the entering password and you want to factory reset your Mac without passwords. You will learn the exact method on this page, and before that, you should consider backing up your Mac or finding a tool to recover lost data in advance. And the method will also work to factory reset MacBook Air without password.
You cannot back up your Mac in advance if you don't have a password. Suppose you find some essential data lost after a factory reset. In that case, you will need a professional data recovery program – EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac, and you can get back lost or recover deleted files on Mac easily.
If you want to factory reset your Mac without passwords, you need to enter the Recovery Mode first and then use the Disk Utility to erase and reinstall Mac.
Let us start with a video tutorial and have a general idea of how to operate.
The operations of how to enter the Recovery Mode are different from Apple silicon Macs and Intel Macs. Check your chip by finding your Mac model and viewing the details on Apple's official website, or you can just google it.
Tip: If your Mac won't boot into Recovery Mode, check the keyboard connection or create a bootable installer on your Mac.
After entering the Recovery Mode on your Mac without a password, you can use the Disk Utility option to factory reset locked Macs.
Step 1. Click the Disk Utility option.
Step 2. Then choose the disk named "Macintosh HD". It is the disk that you start up with. If you change the disk name, find the correct disk and select it.
Step 3. Click the Erase button.
Step 4. Wait until the process is complete, and you can quit the Disk Utility.
Step 1. Click the Reinstall macOS option.
Step 2. Follow the detailed instructions, and you need to select the hard drive you want to reinstall the macOS.
Step 3. Wait until the process finish, and create a new account.
Suppose you cannot boot into the Recovery Mode or your Mac Recovery Mode not working. You can choose to reset Mac password first and erase all the contents.
You can reset your Mac password with Apple ID, and we will show you how to do that:
Step 1. Enter the random passwords three times.
Step 2. Click the button to reset the password using your Apple ID.
Step 3. Type in the right Apple ID and password.
Step 4. Reset the password and verify it.
If you are using a Mac with macOS Ventura or Monterey, you have a quick way to factory reset your Mac. You can use the Erase All Content and Settings feature to Factory reset your Mac. Follow the tutorial and make sure your macOS version is Ventura or Monterey.
Step 1. Click "System Preferences" from the Apple menu.
Step 2. Click the "Erase All Content and Settings" button.
Step 3. Enter the Mac administrator password and click "OK".
Step 4. The Mac will remind you to back up the whole data with Time Machine. If you already have a backup, click "Continue".
Step 5. Choose "Continue" and confirm your request.
After factory resetting the Mac with a password or not, you may find some crucial files deleted. As we mentioned in the first part, you need EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac to recover these essential files, and you can recover Trash Mac even after emptying it.
We will give you a detailed guide to show you how to recover your lost data after factory reset Mac in three steps:
Step 1. Search for lost files
Select the disk location to search for lost files (it can be an internal HDD/SSD or a removable storage device) on macOS Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, and the latest Sonoma. Click the "Search for lost files" button.
Step 2. Go through the scanning results
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac will immediately scan your selected disk volume and display the scanning results.
Step 3. Select the file(s) and recover
In the scan results, select the file(s) to preview and click the "Recover" button to have them back.
In this part, you will learn more about factory resetting Mac without a password by reading the following questions and answers.
Yes, you can factory reset the Mac without the Password by entering the Recovery Mode and then choosing the Disk Utility or Reinstall macOS option.
You need to force a factory reset on your Mac in the Recovery Mode.
Then you can choose the Disk Utility or Reinstall macOS option and follow the instructions to factory reset your Mac.
You will need two or three steps to factory reset your Mac without a password.
Step 1. Entering the Recovery Mode using the power button or the Command and R keys.
Step 2. Use the Disk Utility to erase all the data on your startup disk.
Step 3. Use the Reinstall macOS to reinstall macOS and reset your Mac.
You can get back your administrator password with your Apple ID, and you need to enter three random passwords and reset the password step by step. Then you can enter your Mac and factory reset it.
Step 1. Click "System Preferences" from the Apple menu.
Step 2. Click the "Erase All Content and Settings" button.
Step 3. Enter the Mac administrator password and click "OK".
Step 4. The Mac will remind you to back up the whole data with Time Machine. If you already have a backup, click "Continue".
Step 5. Choose "Continue" and confirm your request.
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