How to EASILY Erase & Factory Reset Your Mac (2025)

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If you plan to give away, sell, or trade in your Mac, the first thing you should do for security and practical reasons is erase the data on it and perform a factory reset.

This video/article shows you how to EASILY erase and factory reset your Mac in 2025. If you’ve upgraded to macOS Monterey or later on a Mac with Apple silicon or a Mac with the Apple T2 Security Chip (2017-2020 models), follow the steps to erase all content and settings instead of following the steps in this article.

Read more:
Apple Silicon and T2 Macs: https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/erase-factory-reset-apple-silicon-mac/
Older Intel Macs: https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/erase-and-factory-reset-your-mac/

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CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro
00:12 – Erase Apple Silicon or T2 Chip Macs (2017-2020)
01:33 – Erase Older Pre 2017 Mac

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