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#HOW TO REFORMAT MACBOOK PRO WITHOUT ADMIN PASSWORD INSTALL#
#HOW TO REFORMAT MACBOOK PRO WITHOUT ADMIN PASSWORD UPDATE#
#HOW TO REFORMAT MACBOOK PRO WITHOUT ADMIN PASSWORD PASSWORD#
#HOW TO REFORMAT MACBOOK PRO WITHOUT ADMIN PASSWORD MAC#

#HOW TO REFORMAT MACBOOK PRO WITHOUT ADMIN PASSWORD UPDATE#

When it's done with the firmware update it will reboot and the OS will continue to be installed.Īlso: Even though you'll have formatted the drive as "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)", once the new OS has been installed the drive format will have been automatically changed to APFS which is Apple's new file system. If you notice your computer restart followed by a 2-3 second long tone, that's the computer telling you that it's applying a firmware update. (Think "firmware update" as "BIOS update".) If your computer needs this it will happen automatically you don't need to do anything. Depending on your specific hardware, your computer may require one or more firmware updates before the OS can be completely installed.

#HOW TO REFORMAT MACBOOK PRO WITHOUT ADMIN PASSWORD INSTALL#

When the install process is done you'll be walked through the process of joining a network, creating a new user account, and all the standard things that would be done with a new-out-of-the-box computer. All of this will happen without your intervention just let it do its thing. The installer will create a recovery partition on your drive, copy the Catalina OS installer to that recovery partition, reboot your computer to that recovery partition, and install the OS onto your "Macintosh HD" volume. You'll see a splash screen with a CONTINUE button click it, then follow the steps to select your newly-formatted "Macintosh HD" volume and install the OS.

Click "Reinstall macOS" and then click CONTINUE.

This will drop you back to the "macOS Utilities" screen. When done, close the Disk Utility window by clicking the red button on the upper-left corner of the window. This will wipe the drive's partition map, reformat the drive, and create a single partition/volume called "Macintosh HD". Make sure the format is "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" and click ERASE. Click the ERASE button and give your drive a name "Macintosh HD" is the standard name that's used. Select the drive itself and not any of the volumes that may be listed under the drive. You should see your hard drive listed on the left side of the window under the category of "Internal".

When the Disk Utility window appears, in the upper-left corner of the window is a VIEW button.

This will launch Disk Utility and allow you to reformat your drive. Select the bottom option ("Disk Utility") and click CONTINUE.

Eventually - it could take awhile - you should see a "macOS Utilities" window appear with four options.

The computer should do a network boot from a Catalina installer on one of Apple's internet NetBoot servers.

#HOW TO REFORMAT MACBOOK PRO WITHOUT ADMIN PASSWORD PASSWORD#

Release the keys, then select a wireless network and enter the network password if applicable. You should see a spinning globe icon and a drop-down menu that allows you to select a wireless network. Immediately after the second startup chime hold down COMMAND-OPTION-R.(Think of this as resetting the BIOS to factory defaults.) This will "zap the PRAM" and while not technically required for this process it will reset some settings to give you a cleaner experience. Continue holding down those keys until you hear the startup chime twice. Power on the computer while holding down SHIFT-COMMAND-P-R.Starting with the computer off, plugged in to AC power, and assuming there is no firmware password. Here's the process I would recommend to you. (Think "firmware password" as "BIOS password".)

#HOW TO REFORMAT MACBOOK PRO WITHOUT ADMIN PASSWORD MAC#

If your Mac has a firmware password, however, you will need that password. If you intend on wiping the drive and starting fresh, no, you do not need a pre-existing admin password. According to the holy grail of guides you can run pretty much anything up to the most current version of OS X which is 10.15 or "Catalina". THE FAQ WIKI THE FAQ WIKI LIVE CHAT LIVE CHAT POST A QUESTIONĪ1502 marks your laptop as a Late 2013, Mid 2014, or Early 2015. When you no longer need help edit your post to one of these: (/resolved) If you are testing suggestions edit your post from above to one of these: (/testing) Please keep the conspiracy and stuff you are trying to sell out.įor live assistance, try our always-open chatroom.Īdd a line at the bottom of your post and one of these: (/unresolved) We are not going to let this fall under like the usenet group. Self or Karma gaining submissions both ok. Be as specific as possible.Ģ4hoursupport.helpdesk is your one stop shop for all questions. When submitting, please include your system specs, such as windows/linux/mac version/build, model numbers, etc.