is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. If you downloaded and installed the macOS Monterey public ...

60847: Apple Software Restore: How to Perform a Multiple Disc Restoration describes how to use the multiple Restore discs (that apparently come with new Macs that have OS X preinstalled) to do a ...

The Erase Assistant in macOS allows you to restore your Mac to its original state. Here's how to use it and get back to a fresh desktop. If you want to reset your Mac to its original state to start ...

Apple Software Restore lets you clone your Mac even with a Signed System Volume. Here's how to use it to copy your Mac's storage. For a variety of reasons, you may want to make a clone of your Startup ...

If you are selling or donating your old Mac, be sure to secure your data and properly set it up for the new owners. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to ...

Patrick Atis securely wiped his drive, and then wanted to reinstall Yosemite, the installer for which he has on an external hard drive. However, after he booted into OS X Recovery (holding down ...

Whether you’re looking to sell your Mac or reset it due to an intractable software problem, restoring to factory settings is a good way to spruce up even the best MacBooks or Macs, and clear off ...

If you ever need to restore the entire contents of an OS X Lion startup drive, or just perform a reinstall of the OS, you’ll find that there are numerous ways to accomplish these tasks. In fact, there ...

Apple's upcoming macOS Tahoe introduces a new design, better Apple Intelligence features, and a new Preview app, but also a completely new Spotlight. With it, you can take new actions, such as ...

Backing up your computer is like flossing teeth or mowing the lawn – something you know you should do but usually don’t. Apple has gone to great lengths to make Time Machine, the backup program ...

Along with the shift to Apple Silicon, performing things like a restore is different with M1 Macs compared to their Intel predecessors. Follow along for a look at how to revive and restore M1 Macs, ...