resetting macbook?

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  1. Pintel12, Jun 21, 2015

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    hey there i need help with my macbook its from 2008 and i want to reset it, is a disc involved? or maybe i could do it without a disc?. thanks
     
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  2. Queen6, Jun 21, 2015

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    You need the disks, they may still be available from Apple for a minimal cost.

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  3. shamash, Jun 21, 2015

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    Depends on who you get on the phone. I called and they sent me the disks for free.

    You can also likely buy a 10.6.3/10.6.8 installation DVD.
     
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  4. Pintel12, Jun 22, 2015

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    i did call but they only sent a mac snow leopard installation, thats what i didn't need, but i will try again.
     
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  5. Eric5964, Jun 22, 2015

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    Make a Genius Bar appointment, and they will wipe it for you in a few minutes

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  6. Pintel12, Jun 25, 2015

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    apple store is about 2 hrs away, but thanks.
     
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  7. brop52, Jul 6, 2015

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    If it's a late 2008 Macbook unibody then download Yosemite from Mac App Store, set up a flash drive or external drive to a bootable install disk. Then erase the drive and reinstall. See here for instructions. Though I'm sure you've done something about this already given this was two weeks ago.
     
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