Hi how can i reset all my settings in my mac pro 2012
Hi how can i reset all my settings in my mac pro 2012
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
Hi how can i reset all my settings in my mac pro 2012
MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
To what settings are you referring? System preferences are configured in the System Preferences application. Other settings usually occur depending upon use of applications, utilities, or other system processes. Maybe you could be more specific.
If you want to return your system to factory default setup for some reason, then let us know what that reason is. The following will erase the hard drive then reinstall Mountain Lion as it was installed when the computer was new.
Install or Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion from Scratch
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
Erase the hard drive:
1. Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
2. After DU loads select your startup volume (usually Macintosh HD) from the
left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
3. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Optionally, click on
the Security button and set the ZeroData option to one-pass. Click on
the Erase button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible
because it is three times faster than wireless.
Hi how can i reset all my settings in my mac pro 2012