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restore new MacBook Air to factory settings

bought a new MacBook Air 2018, not the device for me, need to return to store. How do I restore to factory settings?

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 22, 2019 2:16 AM

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Posted on Jun 22, 2019 6:00 AM

Boot from Recovery mode.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314

How to erase Disk for Mac.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496

Then reinstall macOS.


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restore new MacBook Air to factory settings

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