How do you factory reset a locked Mac?

How do you factory reset a locked Mac?

How to Factory Reset: MacBook

1. Restart your computer: hold the power button > select Restart when it appears.
2. While the computer restarts, hold down the ‘Command’ and ‘R’ keys.
3. Once you see the Apple logo appear, release the ‘Command and R keys’
4. When you see a Recovery Mode menu, select Disk Utility.

How do you reset a MacBook without unlocking it?

Boot into Recovery Mode by holding Cmd + R when you’re powering on the machine. At the menu that you will see, go to Disk Utility, select the lowest hard drive partition you can see, then click Erase.

What to do if your Mac HD is locked?

Assuming you don’t need any data off the drive, try opening Disk Utility form the recovery screen and go to the erase tab then format Macintosh HD to Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Then quit Disk Util and try the install.

How do I unlock my Disk on MacBook Pro?

Set the partition scheme to GUID. Set the Format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Apply button, then click on the Done button when it activates. Quit Disk Utility and return to the Utility Menu. Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Continue button.

What to do if Recovery HD is locked on reinstall?

Now quit Disk Utility and click reinstall OS X at the top and wait for it to finish and restart. This will put you on the OS X version that came from the factory. You can update to El Capitan after if you like. What you are seeing locked there in your second screenshot is the Recovery HD partition, and that is as it should be and not the problem.

Why are my hard drives locked when reinstalling OS X?

While trying to reinstall os x both of my hard drive disk are locked, so i wont be able to install it, is there a way to delete both of those Hard drives? Assuming you don’t need any data off the drive, try opening Disk Utility form the recovery screen and go to the erase tab then format Macintosh HD to Mac OS Extended (Journaled).