M1 Macs – Reset to Factory Settings – Reinstall Operating System
This is a tutorial on how to reset M1 MacBooks back to factory settings so that they can be given away or sold.
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► Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:15 Remove iCloud and Music accounts
02:24 Boot into Recovery menu
02:48 Method 1) Recovery Assistant reset method
03:17 Method 2a) Disk Utility method
05:53 Method 2b) Reinstall macOS
06:14 macOS install complete
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