When I factory reset my Macbook, will it forget the WiFi networks it used to automatically connect to?

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When I factory reset my Macbook, will it forget the WiFi networks it used to automatically connect to?

Will my old Macbook Air that I factory reset forget the Wifi Networks it used to auto connect to? i.e. my apartment wifi network.

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Posted on Jun 24, 2020 9:45 AM

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BobTheFisherman

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Jun 24, 2020 9:54 AM in response to scoob02

Yes. It will be like a new computer.

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Jun 24, 2020 9:54 AM in response to BobTheFisherman

Follow up question for you: that laptop was brought back to my apartment after being factory reset, and it connected to my wifi network automatically, how could that have happened?

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Jun 24, 2020 10:00 AM in response to scoob02

Maybe it is an open network not requiring login.

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Jun 24, 2020 2:17 PM in response to scoob02

How was the "factory reset" done? If it was a reinstall of the operating system without first erasing the drive, it will still have files containing data, such as WiFi passwords.

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When I factory reset my Macbook, will it forget the WiFi networks it used to automatically connect to?

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