"Erase all content and settings"...?

[fisherking]

i've read that this is now an option, under system preferences in monterey; a useful trick if, for example, you're selling your mac (or, for that matter, starting over). but i can't find it.

does it exist (yet)?

 

[Mike Boreham]

Does thus help?:

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/06/09/macos-monterey-erase-all-content-settings/

 

[fisherking]

Does thus help?:

https://www.macrumors.com/2021/06/09/macos-monterey-erase-all-content-settings/

right, but... it's not there, on either of my macs. so, just wondering if anyone knows anything, or if it's been there in any of the betas. or are other people seeing it? perhaps my macs don't support it....

 

[0128672]

Are you sure you're looking in the right place? I've got it on mine:

 

[fisherking]

seems to be for the T2 or silicon chip macs only.

 

[0128672]

seems to be for the T2 or silicon chip macs only.

... which is what the article mentioned.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Will going through the process of erase all content and settings produce a duplicate listing in texting forwarding devices on the phone and iPad, as that happens if one doesn't log out of the Apple ID, iMessage, and FaceTime before doing a clean install.

edited to add: After upgrading to Monterey, I performed the erase all content and settings option. I did not have to log out of my phone and iPad first. No duplicated devices to worry about under the "text forwarding" listing.

 

[arian71]

On my mac

i've read that this is now an option, under system preferences in monterey; a useful trick if, for example, you're selling your mac (or, for that matter, starting over). but i can't find it.

does it exist (yet)?

i cant find it as well

 

[Apple_Robert]

On my mac

i cant find it as well View attachment 1878320

You need to be in system preferences option. Your picture shows you are looking under Safari preferences.

 

[fisherking]

You need to be in system preferences option. Your picture shows you are looking under Safari preferences.

and, as i've learned, it's for the T2 and silicon macs only..

 

[Apple_Robert]

and, as i've learned, it's for the T2 and silicon macs only..

That is correct.

 

[Heat_Fan89]

I tried it on my 2018 Mini and it worked as advertised, great feature. I had performed an upgrade and it left the installer icon with a question mark in Launchpad. It erased the Data partition and removed the leftover icon.

 

[arian71]

You need to be in system preferences option. Your picture shows you are looking under Safari preferences.

got it ?

thank you

 

[eelpout]

I tried it on my 2018 Mini and it worked as advertised, great feature. I had performed an upgrade and it left the installer icon with a question mark in Launchpad. It erased the Data partition and removed the leftover icon.

so did it ask you to log into a network in the process? the support page mentions that might happen, appears to be something about activation.

 

[Jack Neill]

so did it ask you to log into a network in the process? the support page mentions that might happen, appears to be something about activation.

Yes, it did for me on an M1 Air. The process was worth tho. I reclaimed 25GB of space somehow.

 

[spainbran]

It deletes everything except your passwords ...
The WIFI still knows how to connect.

 

[Jack Neill]

It deletes everything except your passwords ...
The WIFI still knows how to connect.

Mine didn't, I had to input the wifi password.

 

[Apple_Robert]

It deletes everything except your passwords ...
The WIFI still knows how to connect.

Erase all content and settings erases all user content (including WiFi passwords).

 

[fisherking]

It deletes everything except your passwords ...
The WIFI still knows how to connect.

did you sign into icloud once you started setting up? you'd then get your passwords....

 

[maxsquared]

did you sign into icloud once you started setting up? you'd then get your passwords....

If he/she doesn’t have Wi-Fi, how can he/she sign into iCloud? Just saying.

 

[fisherking]

If he/she doesn’t have Wi-Fi, how can he/she sign into iCloud? Just saying.

ha, right. still, surprised wifi connected after an "erase all settings"...