restoring mac

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  1. temika08, Jan 8, 2011

    temika08 macrumors newbie

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    i would like to know if there is a way i can restore my desktop mac to its original settings just like you do the iphone?
     
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  2. MacTribe, Jan 8, 2011

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    Well sort of.

    You can re-install the Operating System otherwise known as an Archive Install.

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1710?viewlocale=en_US

    You can also backup via Time Machine, then wipe your local Harddrive, install a fresh copy of OSX and import all your settings.
     
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  3. agentphish, Jan 8, 2011

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    Erase and install is truly restoring it to factory. Not archive and install.

    If you are on 10.6 the archive install always happens unless you personally use disk utility from the boot cd to wipe the drive first.
     
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