MacBook Air mid 2013 restore to factory settings

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MacBook Air mid 2013 restore to factory settings

How can I restore MacBook Air to factory settings. It is a refurbished mid 2013 model with Yosemite. Thanks.

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Mar 11, 2015 7:26 PM

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Kappy

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Mar 11, 2015 7:29 PM in response to The Happy Crab

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Kappy

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Mar 11, 2015 7:43 PM in response to The Happy Crab

This will get you going:

Boot to the Internet Recovery HD:

Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery main menu appears.

Partition and Format the hard drive:

Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
After DU loads select your newly installed hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed. Quit DU and return to the main menu.

Reinstall OS X: Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Install button. Be sure to select the correct drive to use if you have more than one.

Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

This should restore the version of OS X originally pre-installed on the computer.

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Mar 11, 2015 7:48 PM in response to Kappy

Thank you Kappy. Unfortunately, I am running wirelessly and don't have the correct wiring tonight for the direct connect but will try to deal with it tomorrow. I very much appreciate your help.

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Mar 11, 2015 7:37 PM in response to Kappy

Thanks Kappy. I've signed out of iCloud but don't know how to move on to the next step. This s a new machine (just got it today) and I accidentally signed in with the wrong Apple ID. Now I want to set up the machine, which is running Yosemite, to the correct ID so how do I Restore it. The link you sent simply says I need to "reformat the hard drive" and doesn't include Yosemite as one of the options. Can you give me a link for step by step instructions from here on out please.

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