Factory reset from terminal
I am wondering if there is a way to trigger a factory reset with terminal.
My osx install is damaged after some disk operations and now I can't charge the laptop. It will die soon.
I have tried rebooting into safe mode and it just hangs at the white apple logo indefinitely.
Thank you for any input C
Solution 1:
This is not a command line base operation, but on many recent OS versions, the process is as follows for a clean installation or try to repair your installation using this method when you are turning on your MacBook:
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Apple silicon: press and hold the power button until “Loading startup options” appears, select Options, click Continue, then follow the onscreen instructions.
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Intel-based Mac you have 3 options:
- Install the latest version of macOS compatible with your computer: Option-Command-R
- Reinstall your computer’s original version of macOS (including available updates): Option-Shift-Command-R.
- Reinstall your current version of macOS: Command-R.