How to Reformat MacBook?

Back up your data with Time Machine or another backup method

Sign out of iCloud, iMessage, and any other Apple services

Restart the MacBook and enter macOS Recovery

On Apple silicon MacBook, press and hold the power button until startup options appear, then select Options

On Intel MacBook, restart and hold Command + R

Open Disk Utility

Select the internal drive and erase it

Choose APFS or Mac OS Extended as needed

Quit Disk Utility

Select Reinstall macOS

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation

Set up the MacBook as new or restore from backup

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