Today, the editor will tell you how to restore the factory settings and restore the Apple Silicon M1 Mac?
One aspect of the Apple Silicon Mac that Apple has completely changed is the way it accesses Recovery Mode, which is a tool necessary to reinstall MacOS, troubleshoot problems, or completely wipe the hard drive, just in case you have to return it or decide to delete the hard drive. Below, you will find how to enter "Recovery Mode", including the tools, and finally how to completely reset M1 Mac.
The new recovery model looks similar, but it is different to use.
How to access MacOS Recovery on Apple Silicon Mac
As far as I know, forcing the Mac to boot into recovery mode can be used to repair the hard drive, erase personal information, or reinstall MacOS. This includes restarting the computer and holding down Command + R.
This technique will no longer be applicable to Apple Silicon Mac. In fact, the new process is much easier. Turn off the computer, then press and hold the power button. When the Apple logo appears for the first time, you will see text below it, letting you know that you can continue to hold it to access startup options. Keep pressing the button for about 5 seconds until the text switches to "Loading startup options". Next, click Options>Continue.
Select a user with administrator privileges and enter the account password when asked.
In recovery mode, you have several options to troubleshoot and diagnose your Mac.
The new recovery tool gives you some options. After
logging in to your user account, you will see a partial list of recovery options.
Restore from Time Machine: If you want to restore your Mac from a previous Time Machine backup, use this option. This is helpful if you have lost many files, changed settings, or installed applications that cause serious problems with your Mac.
Reinstall MacOS: If there is a problem with MacOS, you can try to use this option to reinstall the latest version of MacOS without deleting any files or losing any data.
Safari: You can use Apple's browser to search and solve how to repair Mac.
Disk Utility: A tool used to repair, troubleshoot, or troubleshoot hard drives.
In the menu bar at the top of the screen, you can also access other applications and tools, such as terminals, shared disks, and launch security utilities.
It shouldn't take too long to reset your Mac to its factory state.
Wipe the hard drive and reinstall MacOS
To completely delete all information from the hard drive and reinstall MacOS, open Disk Utility and select the internal disk labeled Macintosh HD . Click " Erase " and follow the prompts. The volume name and format are reserved, but for reference, the name should be "Macintosh HD" and the format should be AFps. Click Erase.
After a few seconds, the hard drive will be completely wiped, containing all files, user accounts and applications at the same time.
When finished, close " Disk Utility " and select " Reinstall MacOS " from the list of options . You will be asked to choose the location to install, which should be Macintosh HD (or whatever the name of the hard drive is if you decide to change it).
Then, your Mac will download the latest version of MacOS, install it, and when it's done, it's as if it had never been set up.
The new method is applicable to M1 MacBook Pro, Mac Mini and MacBook AIr.