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Hi,
I have to do a hard reset on my 2018 Mac Mini. It currently runs on macOS Mojave, but i can't upgrade because the hard disk is almost full. I want to reset it as there is too much stuff to delete.
Thanks for your help.
Christiane
If you and your husband had and were using separate user accounts, you might first begin by deleting his user account. This would erase his home folder and all of the documents and data that are in it. You might be surprised how much space you can recover just by doing that.
Log into your own account and, assuming that it has admin privileges, go to System Preferences > Users & Groups, unlock the panel, click his account and then the "–" button at the lower left. Follow the prompts to erase that account.
Please see: Delete a user or group on Mac - Apple Support
Afterward, you can evaluate the storage remaining on the startup drive and proceed from there as you like.
Much easier than erasing and reinstalling the OS, etc.
If you and your husband had and were using separate user accounts, you might first begin by deleting his user account. This would erase his home folder and all of the documents and data that are in it. You might be surprised how much space you can recover just by doing that.
Log into your own account and, assuming that it has admin privileges, go to System Preferences > Users & Groups, unlock the panel, click his account and then the "–" button at the lower left. Follow the prompts to erase that account.
Please see: Delete a user or group on Mac - Apple Support
Afterward, you can evaluate the storage remaining on the startup drive and proceed from there as you like.
Much easier than erasing and reinstalling the OS, etc.
Resetting will wipe all of your data and without a backup you will loose everything forever.
Instead of resetting, maybe try freeing up some storage space first.
see > Free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support
Tip: deleting stuff from you download folder, unused app's and emptying the trash can make a big difference.
Everything I need is in the cloud and can be re-installed without any problems. My husband and I were sharing the computer and his stuff is now on a new one so I don’t need to keep it. That’s why I want to hard reset it.
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Thank you very much for your answer. I did as you suggested and it freed up a great deal of space on the hard drive.
You're welcome.
Happy to help. 🙂
Factory Reset Mac Mini 2018
