This was by far the most clearly done instructional video on resetting a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air M1. The step-by-step process was so easy to follow, everything went just fine!
I returned my M1 before watching this. I only went through the formatting part, and reinstalled Big Sur. I'm a Windows user, and so I assumed going through the factory reset was enough. Do you think my information is still on the Mac?
Thank you for being so clear and detailed. I've only had mine for 1 day and decided I needed a bigger screen. Now I feel comfortable returning it. I appreciated this video.
Aaron, thanks much! Sold my Mac last nite, and tried the "old way" unsuccessfully to reset first, then searched out your clear step-by-step method for the M1. Two thumbs up!
I'm in Gaborone Botswana, Windows based IT Professional and have just switched to Macintosh, the best walk through ever, i enjoyed how you clearly explained the boot sequence which i struggled with. Great job Mister, managed to reset my bosses MacBook Air M1. Couldn't have done it without you, great job 😉👏
Thank you so much! The internet is so unbelievably full of convoluted, murky and ridiculously complex instructions on what should be straight forward. So happy I found this video. Subscribed
Needed to sell my MacBook and I swear this was the easiest video step by step to watch and do all in real time. No need to rewind cause it didn’t make sense or no need to even rewatch. Thanks!
This was super helpful. I was struggling away with the old method, until I saw this. I didn't get the select language after the reboot, it just went straight to the select network.
Thank you for making this. Your information is accurate and well-explained. A lot of other content creators seem to offer incorrect methods for doing things, and I wanted to comment and say thank you for doing a great job. I've subscribed. Please keep it up!
Thank you for this video! I know I can always count on you when I don’t know how to do something lol…this was my first MacBook and I wanted to factory reset it. This was the easiest tutorial ever. Thank you again!
Aaron, this was really helpful. I bought the M1 Mac Mini on Wednesday and decided I would rather have the iMac so I had to erase and reset the Mini. Thank you.
what is the point of the first step of deleting everything from the mac if you are going to format the hard drive anyway? That stage seems so pointless to me.
@@QefkaRetro if you just do a reinstall it doesn't actually remove anything. I learned the hard way and had to do it all again but first erase and then reinstall.
Thank you, after trying to read the online guides, I felt daunted about doing this, but your video was easy to follow and made things seem straight forward. 😀
Thank you!!! I couldn't find this info on the Apple site. I should've gone straight to TH-cam first. The Apple site took me to the Intel chip instructions regardless if I included the M1 detail in the search. I just replaced my M1 MacBook Air with the new M2 MacBook Air. I'm trading in my M1 to Apple. Thank you, again, sir!
Thanks so much! Your video was very helpful and easy to follow. After a successful reset, I managed to send my new Macbook Pro M1 back where it came from.
Whoa, thanks, I do believe it's working. Finally loading to my external. My MacBook died recently and so many opinions on how to do this, very simple instruction. This is the furthest I've gotten, probably going to take a while with 750 GB though.
Thank you Zollotech. Very easy to follow along. Unfortunately, i am returning an M1 Imac 24, and upgrading a PC. I tried getting deeper into the Apple ecosystem, but found navigating the mouse and so small open/close buttons such a pain i didn't want to pay the extra $1k over a PC. I've used Iphone since the 4s and have upgraded iPads four times. I was surprised at how poorly the iMac speakers were compared to ten year old $50 Walmart bought speakers. And as far as needing a larger 24" screen over 21? I have a tv for that. thanks again.
A couple things to note. Clicking the X does not close the apple, but rather file and quit or using command and Q. Also I am very surprised you think the speakers are bad. Maybe you got a bad one because they are quite impressive compared to most. Either way, glad I could help.
I tried to go through the process before watching this video and went for the "erase" option and not the "erase volume group..". I don't know how to move on from here now 😕 I see that "other volumes" use 100gb but can't erase them, any idea?
Helping a friend out! She updated the computer, after it finished, and she tried to log in. It accepted the password, but it was incapable to fully log in. It belonged to her deceased husband, which she doesn't have all the information concerning the Apple account. So it was scary to reset this computer. It worked without having to remove the account using create account. However, unless she can get the account information, all music and app her husband bought are gone ...
This is NOT a successful installation on the Mac M1. It will be stuck at the "Create a Computer Account" and will never get through. Can you make another video showing us the real successful installation is? Thank you,
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This was by far the most clearly done instructional video on resetting a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air M1. The step-by-step process was so easy to follow, everything went just fine!
Here is how to properly reset a MacBook that has Apple Silicon. Hopefully it’s helpful and thank you for watching.
Ok
I returned my M1 before watching this. I only went through the formatting part, and reinstalled Big Sur. I'm a Windows user, and so I assumed going through the factory reset was enough. Do you think my information is still on the Mac?
@@jiqoynicholas1280 If you formatted it, it shouldn't be there, but it will still be associated with your account
@@rutvikgulavani8973 I think you have to restart your Mac and try it again
@@rutvikgulavani8973 oh, dude, its terrible. Good luck
The most straightforward, clear and easy to follow video on something that is quite complex to many people. Thank you very much, your awesome!
Thank you for being so clear and detailed. I've only had mine for 1 day and decided I needed a bigger screen. Now I feel comfortable returning it. I appreciated this video.
THANK YOU. I don’t know why it was so hard to find straightforward instructions.
Aaron, thanks much! Sold my Mac last nite, and tried the "old way" unsuccessfully to reset first, then searched out your clear step-by-step method for the M1. Two thumbs up!
What if I don’t see Wi-Fi connection option when I am trying reinstall macOS after erasing ? I am stuck there. Can u help ?
Straight to the point, no time waste. Good job sir!!
OMG finally you were the only one who could get me here - 1 hour with MAC online finally made genius appointment and found this
straight forward, no time wasted, no long unnecessary intros. great video.
I'm in Gaborone Botswana, Windows based IT Professional and have just switched to Macintosh, the best walk through ever, i enjoyed how you clearly explained the boot sequence which i struggled with. Great job Mister, managed to reset my bosses MacBook Air M1. Couldn't have done it without you, great job 😉👏
Will be getting the MBA this month. Super Excited !!!!
Thank you so much! The internet is so unbelievably full of convoluted, murky and ridiculously complex instructions on what should be straight forward. So happy I found this video. Subscribed
This is what TH-cam is made for. Thank you for this. If anyone reading this is stuck at create a user account screen, this tutorial worked for me.
So clear and easy to follow - thanks so much Aaron!
Thanks, very clearly explained. Much better than any of the Apple docs 🙂
Needed to sell my MacBook and I swear this was the easiest video step by step to watch and do all in real time. No need to rewind cause it didn’t make sense or no need to even rewatch. Thanks!
Give this man an award for explaining it in the way he did 🏆
Excellent - at last someone who speaks plainly and clearly thanks
This is awesome. The instructions on the apple support page was completely wrong! Thank you very much for posting this.
Funny, this information was quite hard to find out there. Thanks a bunch!
Absolutely, hands down, the best video on how to do this.
Side note for others that find this: worked on my M1 Studio Max.
This was super helpful. I was struggling away with the old method, until I saw this. I didn't get the select language after the reboot, it just went straight to the select network.
Thank you for making this. Your information is accurate and well-explained. A lot of other content creators seem to offer incorrect methods for doing things, and I wanted to comment and say thank you for doing a great job. I've subscribed. Please keep it up!
The best video teaching this process hands down. Much appreciated!💪🏾♥️
how did you know I needed this?? thank you!!!!
IVe done this a hundred times and always follow a video guide to make sure I dont forget a step and this is the best one I've found
Amazing video! Concise, informative and helpful! Thanks Aaron 😊
This is the only video worth watching.
I clicked on erase instead of erase group now I'm unable to reinstall.
It says no user authorized blah blah error
What shoul i do now??
I sat and watched 5 other TH-cam videos and you were the only one who walked me through this with ease! Thank you so much 😊❤️🥰🙏🏾
This was an amazing clear video and just what we needed. Thanks.
Whenever i need help. You’re always there with evergreen content like this. Thank you!!!!!
I’m so glad Apple fixed the reinstall MacOS problem. I remember the hassle back in January when I decided to erase everything.
Thank you so much every other tutorial out there kept blabbing and taught me the command R method 😩😩
I want to thank you for explaining this process in a clear way. You’re the man. Cheers bro.
definitely would have forgot to sign out of everything without this! thanks.
Thank you Aaron! Great help in returning my 2021 MacBook Pro m1 due to a faulty backlight - after only 3 weeks of ownership! Thanks again.
Thanks for editing out all the BS!!! Was able to do this almost in real time!
Thank you for this video! I know I can always count on you when I don’t know how to do something lol…this was my first MacBook and I wanted to factory reset it. This was the easiest tutorial ever. Thank you again!
Aaron, this was really helpful. I bought the M1 Mac Mini on Wednesday and decided I would rather have the iMac so I had to erase and reset the Mini. Thank you.
You’ve done it again! Apple should hire you man 👍🏼
Aaron I’m not getting the option to “erase volume group”. Any ideas?
It doesn’t ask me to restart after deleting disk..
My son was struggling to reset his computer that he sold absolutely fantastic video !!!!!
This is the only useful guide out there. All others use the simple route but for those who didn't log in with an Apple ID, this is the only way.
Such a helpful how-to without any useless information, thank you!
Such an incredibly helpful video. All the steps were there with no fluff. So useful. Thank you very much
Agreed!!!
I did this and now my lab top wont do anything just flashes a ?
what is the point of the first step of deleting everything from the mac if you are going to format the hard drive anyway? That stage seems so pointless to me.
@@QefkaRetro if you just do a reinstall it doesn't actually remove anything. I learned the hard way and had to do it all again but first erase and then reinstall.
Great video. I appreciate the step by step instructions.
Really well done, thanks for the straightforward walkthrough.
Thank you, after trying to read the online guides, I felt daunted about doing this, but your video was easy to follow and made things seem straight forward. 😀
I could not have done this without you! Thanks!
Thanks, you the only one who explained all the steps properly .
Thank you for making a clear video with direct instructions. Very helpful!
Thank you so much for this video. This is by far the best one everyone else chitter chatter is way too much and breaks concentration
Thank you!!! I couldn't find this info on the Apple site. I should've gone straight to TH-cam first. The Apple site took me to the Intel chip instructions regardless if I included the M1 detail in the search. I just replaced my M1 MacBook Air with the new M2 MacBook Air. I'm trading in my M1 to Apple. Thank you, again, sir!
My MBA M1is on its way! Thank you so much for your informative and helpful video! I’ve saved it for future use.
They made it much more easier. So much easier that the “easy” method of command + r doesn’t look user friendly no more lol
Thank you! I was struggling with finding a simple and clear cut way to reset. Thought I broke something 🥴🥴
Every button I touched I thought I was at risk of breaking something. They don't make it easy to erase these laptops.
Saved for later reference thank you. 😎
Best video on how to reset the Mac, good work
Thank you Aaron. Smooth and to the point. Was faffing about with the M1 air without realising Command R only works on non M1 chips.
You saved my bacon, was returning my M1 Mac Mini the day after buying it and had no clue how to reset it.
Thanks, Aaron,
you've made a perfect video for reset the M1.
Congratulations!
Always come back yo this video. Thanks for the clear explanation!
Absolutely flawless set of directions. Consider me grateful.
Thanks so much! Your video was very helpful and easy to follow. After a successful reset, I managed to send my new Macbook Pro M1 back where it came from.
WOW you made resetting macbook air easy to restore and sell. I truly appreciate your video and the time you put into creating it. Thank YOU!!!
I was looking at the wrong tutorial video the whole time and wondering why it didn't work... M1 duh. Thank you for the video! Definitely made it easy!
During the erasing disk utility part I accidentally pressed Erase instead of erase volume group and I’m not sure what I should do next…
same here XD
Same lol
What happened?
Thanks for your superb Guidelines and how to's. I followed it step by step and was a walk in the park. Now onto my M2!!😁
Thanks for recording this! I wasted quite a lot of time trying the command R method to no avail
Whoa, thanks, I do believe it's working. Finally loading to my external. My MacBook died recently and so many opinions on how to do this, very simple instruction. This is the furthest I've gotten, probably going to take a while with 750 GB though.
Very concise, no irrelevant verbiage.
The way you make everything so easy is awesome !!
a brilliant, complete and clear tutorial for all the comunity, great work!
Really helpful thank you! I tried following the guides on the Apple website and they were no use - this was great. Much appreciated.
Thanks for the video. Now I can sell my MacBook Pro. Thank you so much Aaron
What a complicated and convoluted process just to reset a machine to factory settings.
It's quite simple for a computer honestly. Much more of a pain on Windows for example.
Thank you Zollotech. Very easy to follow along. Unfortunately, i am returning an M1 Imac 24, and upgrading a PC. I tried getting deeper into the Apple ecosystem, but found navigating the mouse and so small open/close buttons such a pain i didn't want to pay the extra $1k over a PC. I've used Iphone since the 4s and have upgraded iPads four times. I was surprised at how poorly the iMac speakers were compared to ten year old $50 Walmart bought speakers. And as far as needing a larger 24" screen over 21? I have a tv for that. thanks again.
A couple things to note. Clicking the X does not close the apple, but rather file and quit or using command and Q. Also I am very surprised you think the speakers are bad. Maybe you got a bad one because they are quite impressive compared to most. Either way, glad I could help.
Used this to reset my laptop for 2023. Going to look if you have one for iPads pro
I tried to go through the process before watching this video and went for the "erase" option and not the "erase volume group..". I don't know how to move on from here now 😕 I see that "other volumes" use 100gb but can't erase them, any idea?
Did you figure it out? Im stuck
Same theres no option erase volume group, I can only see 'Erase' helllp
Thank you ! Clear excellent steps for a hacked computer that I needed to reformat! Thank you
The best step by step tutorial. Thanks alot for the help.
I don't usually leave comments on YT, but this was extremely useful. Thank you
no bs, straight to the point tut! ty
I was overwhelmed about going through the steps your video was godsend! Thanks
Helping a friend out! She updated the computer, after it finished, and she tried to log in. It accepted the password, but it was incapable to fully log in. It belonged to her deceased husband, which she doesn't have all the information concerning the Apple account. So it was scary to reset this computer. It worked without having to remove the account using create account. However, unless she can get the account information, all music and app her husband bought are gone ...
Man thanks for this video. I could not figure it out for the life of me.
Thank you so much for this! Your clear and concise instructions were extremely helpful to this new Mac user!
thank you for the clear, concise presentation
This is NOT a successful installation on the Mac M1. It will be stuck at the "Create a Computer Account" and will never get through. Can you make another video showing us the real successful installation is? Thank you,
I’m experiencing this issue as well
@@kadeemedwards206 I ended up by having another MacBook and use the Apple Configurator 2 to set up again, then it worked.
Aaron, thank you so much for this video!
I have an M1 MacBook Air and had no idea how to do this.
You are a godsend! Def liked and subscribed!
Great, easy video. Thx for taking the time.
This is exactly what I needed to reset me MacAir 2020! Thanks!
So I chose to erase the disk instead of erase volume group and it now just keeps restarting continuously I don't know what to do?
Thanks Aron, had trouble resetting my computer but thank you for helping me out.
I did this to my 8GB MacBook. Then switch back to Windows, now using Razer Book i7 EVO 16GB
Thank you!! Would’ve taken me ages to figure that out lol
Really good and clear instructions, great video! Thanks! : )