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Old Mac OS X 10.4.11 bought used no discs.

How do I reset to factory settings without DVDs. It’s a Mac OS X 10.4.11 want to erase to start as blank slate then do up grades if possible!

Mac OS X Server

Posted on Feb 2, 2020 12:11 PM

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Posted on Feb 2, 2020 4:31 PM

Without Discs you can't really.

Open System Preferences>Accounts, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.

In the same pref pane highlight your old account, click the little minus icon to delete the other user.

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