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Keyboard broke how to erase disk?

Not all keys on my MacBook Air are functioning. I want to erase my disk and recycle my MacBook Air. How can undo this with no keyboard?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Sep 25, 2020 6:42 AM

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Posted on Sep 26, 2020 12:27 PM

Use an external USB Keyboard.

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Sep 26, 2020 12:27 PM in response to Tooltyme

Use an external USB Keyboard.

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Sep 25, 2020 7:18 AM in response to Tooltyme

As long as you encrypted the startup disk with FileVault there is no need to erase it. It's utterly useless without its FileVault password.

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Keyboard broke how to erase disk?

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