Category: format

  • How to Format USB Drive on Mac

    How to Format USB Drive on Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Format USB Drive on Mac Many of us rely on external USB drives and storage devices, whether hard drives or flash drives, to transfer large files and to serve as backups for things like Time Machine. Typically when you buy a new hard drive or USB drive,…

  • How to Factory Reset M1 Mac (MacBook Pro, Air, iMac, Mac mini)

    How to Factory Reset M1 Mac (MacBook Pro, Air, iMac, Mac mini)

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Factory Reset M1 Mac (MacBook Pro, Air, iMac, Mac mini) Do you have an M1 Mac that you’d like to factory reset as if it were brand new? The process of factory resetting the M1 Mac line to restore the Mac to factory defaults – basically erasing…

  • How to Clean Install macOS Big Sur

    How to Clean Install macOS Big Sur

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Clean Install macOS Big Sur Mac users may occasionally find themselves wanting to clean install macOS Big Sur onto a Mac. A clean installation of macOS Big Sur basically means the entire hard drive – including the system itself, all data, all apps, user accounts, literally everything…

  • How to Get Your MacBook Ready to Sell

    How to Get Your MacBook Ready to Sell

    Photo: David Murphy I’m getting rid of my MacBook. It’s nothing personal; I have to swap out my G/O Media-owned device for another, slightly slower MacBook. It’s an annoying process, but it doesn’t take a lot of time. In fact, it probably took me more time to come up with the “checklist of things I…