Restore mac to factory settings without disc macbook pro, air. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Apple apple macbook air with touch id mvfl2lla 2019. Users can find help with identifying their macbook air laptops here.
If you have a problem with your mac and need to reinstal the operating system you should be able to simply reinstall macos or mac os x via the recovery partition. Flash drives hard drives drive enclosures sdmicrosd cards. How to do a clean install of os x yosemite from usb 123 my it. Ive only had macbook laptops going back 10years, got all my family and most friends on iphones and other apple products due to higher quality ive experienced over that time right up until my incredible durable last generation macbook air. Certain apple models, like the macbook air, have been delivered with a convenient 8gb usb stick for a system restore. Instead, apple is bundling an 8gb flash drive with the software loaded on them should you need to reinstall the software or run into system issues. Well, apple s thankfully considered that situation, and has included a software reinstall usb drive with both the 11inch and inch models. By daniel eran dilger wednesday, october 20, 2010, 11. Open terminal, which is in the utilities folder of your applications folder. I believe you meant usb ports macbook air have 2 usb ports one on each side, see the image below btw, this is what usb drive is and no laptop have usb drives in build but usb ports.
Make sure that it has at least 12gb of available storage and is formatted as mac os extended. However, one of the best uses of any cloudbased storage system is to link the storage to multiple devices for easy access to synced files with all of your devices. Sandisk 128gb ixpand flash drive go,sandisk 128gb ultra dual drive usb typec,sandisk 256gb ixpand flash drive go global nav open menu global nav close menu apple. Insert macbook air software reinstall drive into one of the usb ports on your macbook air. Some devices need their own software, such as drivers or firmware. If you bought a macbook air between june 2012 and june 20, the latest firmware update will also run a test to see whether the drive needs to be replaced. Nov 30, 2010 this video will show you how to install windows 7 via bootcamp on you macbook air with out a dvd drive. With up to a 16gb capacity, this sandisk cruzer sdcz60016ga46 usb 2. The best thing to do is download it once and create a bootable install usb drive from the file for all of your macs. The macbook air software reinstall drive is read only. How to create a bootable installer for macos apple support. Time machine to a usb hard drive of equal or greater size than your hard. Download it and then use the create a bootable os x yosemite installer usb drive and how to do a clean install of os x yosemite from usbvideos to reinstall yosemite.
If you have an old flash drive or one that was formatted to work with windows or another operating system, you can still format your flash drive to work on a mac. How to clean install macos mojave macos catalina, clean. When its done, insert your usb drive into any mac, then launch the. Jan 15, 2020 learn how to use macos recovery to reinstall the mac operating system on your builtin drive or an external drive. Jan 10, 2015 i cant give that software out as apple would probably take legal action. Gtechnology 12tb graid with thunderbolt 3 hard drive storage system previous gallery image. Volume format most manufacturers use the fat 32 or msdos fat volume format. Check with the maker of your device, and install all available apple software updates as well. Frequently asked questions about software reinstall drive. Map out new destinations from your desktop, with gorgeous 3d city views like flyover, pointtopoint directions, and comprehensive transit directions. A bootable usb installer makes fresh installs of macos. New macbook airs come with software reinstall usb drive. Feb 27, 2020 plug the device directly into your mac instead of a usb hub or other device, and if necessary test with a different usb port on your mac or device.
How to create a bootable macos catalina installer drive macworld. Then i bought this thing in dec 2018 macbook air retina 2018. Select that option, and after moment or so the drive icon will disapper from the desktop meaning you can now safely remove th. Startfahiges installationsprogramm fur macos erstellen apple. Many notebook users rarely, if ever, use the dvd drives that come in most pcs and macs. Make the apple usb flash drive your source and your usb drive your destination. Now you have bootable usb drive ready, connect to mac. In this video i will show you how to create a bootable usb flash drive for macos sierra, and will also show you why you need it and how to use it in the future if required. Apple laid out a similar challenge with its first macbook air in early 2008, which had just one usb 2. But you could probably find the yosemite dmg file somewhere on the internet. When it has booted up choose reinstall osx and it wont ask you for a.
How to create a bootable install usb drive of mac os x 10. Make a backup copy of the macbook air usb software. How to create a mac os x usb boot drive on windows youtube. Store data on this 128gb sandisk ultra fit usb flash drive. Macbook air 11inch, early 2015 gtechnology storage. After its unlocked, the restore key turns into a normal usb drive with 8gb of space available, which is then ready for a lion restore image or just to use for anything else as a standard usb drive with a snazzy apple logo on it. How to erase and install you can use os x recovery to erase your computer using disk utility. Press the power button on your computer, then press and hold the c. Learn how to use macos recovery to reinstall the mac operating system on your builtin drive or an external drive. Since it doesnt come with an optical drive, giving macbook air buyers a dvd of the operating system wouldnt be very helpful. Mar 10, 2014 trying to update the firmware on a macbook air that requires ver 1. How to create a bootable mac os x lion installation usb drive. Thats why apple s lightest laptop comes with the usb software. Create a bootable usb flash drive for macos sierra step.
The lowprofile casing prevents damage by keeping it snug to the port, making it a great fit for use with tablets, laptops and game consoles. It says delete items that dont exist on the source. Macbook air software reinstall drive macrumors forums. Select the capacity of the drive respective to the one containing the device you wish to format then click the erase tab. I got it from my former company, and they didnt keep the os install disc, in fact they wiped it and put windows 7 on it. Gtechnology 10tb g drive usb c external hard drive,gtechnology 1tb g drive mobile ssd rseries storage global nav open menu global nav close menu apple. If the drive is called no name, directly above that, you should see the drive capacity of xxxx. You should have received the media from the original owner, but if you didnt, order replacements from apple. Shop for apple usb flash drives in laptop accessories. Oct 20, 2010 well, apple s thankfully considered that situation, and has included a software reinstall usb drive with both the 11inch and inch models. New macbook air features usb software reinstall drive. If a wireless network is available, you can choose it from the wi.
Macbook air ssd upgrade provides big storage, mixed speed. In this how to flash apple macbook superdrive guide, we have given example here with matshitadvdr uj8a8 firmware version hb and hb14. Insert an 8gb or larger flash drive and give it a name. Hack your macbook air usb software restore drive to install. Apple offers a oneyear warranty and 90 days of telephone technical support with the macbook air, though apple store employees are often willing to fix common issuesespecially software.
This firmware update is recommended for macbook air mid 2012 models. Restart the mac and press and hold option key from your keyboard, when mac makes rebooting sound or haptic feedback 1. Updating macbook air from usb bootable os x utilities stick. Thats why apples lightest laptop comes with the usb software reinstall drive a very small white usb drive. Macbook air software reinstall driveapple usb stick youtube. Whether you stream movies, create documents or surf the web, everything will look better on this highdefinition ledbacklit screen. If youre going for just a reinstall over the top of your existing files. Lacie 2tb mobile drive external hard drive usb c usb 3. Now, the new macbook air includes a usb installation flash drive that includes snow leopard os x 10. Then right click on your usb drive to format your usb and leave the. How to flash apple macbook superdrive to make region restriction free with patched firmware. Apple macbook air a84 software reinstall usb drive os x. Jan 28, 2015 it is quite simple, one of the reason i love apple.
Apple issues recall for macbook air flash storage drives. Jan 30, 2015 this is a macbook air software reinstall drive usb stick that i got with my late 2010 macbook air. The storage device in the macbook air looks similar to a ram module, but with. My hope is to download lion to an external drive, and then boot the macbook air from. If you dont have an external drive and you have a usbc mac laptop, you.
Jul 14, 2011 since it doesnt come with an optical drive, giving macbook air buyers a dvd of the operating system wouldnt be very helpful. Apple has discovered that a small percentage of flash storage drives in these macbook air. Easily find compatible ssds for any apple macbook air 2008 2017 and upgrade up to 2. Make a backup copy of the macbook air usb software reinstall. Failing that, you can create a bootable usb installer for macos sierra, and boot from that by holding option while turning on your mac. Apple macbook air 8g usb software reinstall flash drive. Its an 8gb drive, but when i get to the restore window from disk utility, the. If you dont want to download an extra bit of software, you can make your own installer usb drive. Apple macbook air with touch id mvfl2lla micro center. Apple macbook 12 retina display intel core i5 8gb memory 512gb flash storage gold. As a bonus, it also makes an attractive addition to a. Use apple pay to make purchases on the web in safari with touch id on macbook pro and macbook air. Check out new macbook airs super cool install disk cult. Can you please tell me how you work on vocal and which software you use.
This time make the original apple usb drive your source and your 8gb flash drive your destination. How to format the os x installer usb stick that comes with macbook. Oct 20, 2010 insert macbook air software reinstall drive into one of the usb ports on your macbook air. Apple macbook air flash storage firmware for mac free. Reboot and clean install of macos mojave on mac, imac, macbook pro, macbook air.
It can be done so save you money and dont buy a dvd drive for this. Sometimes the patch fixes the continuously rejecting disks. The usb stick that comes with the macbook air is the best way and in. Check out new macbook airs super cool install disk cult of mac. I have quite a few macs, and have always used an external usb disc and can install but this machine is so fickle and throws up the multilingual failure message upon boot. A retail disc, or the gray discs from another model, will not work. Once youve managed to open up the recovery mode in some fashion, we can move on to wiping your drive securely. This usb flash drive is designed to allow you to reinstall the operating system or ilife software if you ever have issues with it. Apple refers to the storage device in the mid2010 macbook air as flash storage, not as a solidstate drive, or ssd. I just bought an used macbook air and wan apple community. However, we think most people wont need to spend the extra cash.
Designed with an ultrathin display, the apple macbook air features 66 x 768 resolution on the 11 and 1440 x 900 resolution on the. For early mba models, you may need a usb optical drive or remote disc. When youre ready to download the software, click the download. Installing windows 7 with usb flash drive on macbook air. Once booted back to your desktop, with both the apple drive and your new usb drive plugged in, start ccc again. Connect the usb flash drive or other volume that youre using for the bootable installer. Macbook air software reinstall drive mac parts and send in mac repair service for your apple macbook, macbook pro, imac, iphone or ipad.
On the left side of the window are the drives connected to the computer. Does anyone know the size of the macbook air software reinstall drive. Solved how to remove flash drive safely from a macbook air. Problem is, the current hdd os has been already scrubbed to it would have to be run off the bootable usb stick. The one i used in my tutorial was 16gb in size, but it will work with any flash drive that is 8gb in size or higher. Oct 18, 20 apple s aapl has issued a recall relating to the 64gb and 128gb flash storage drives used in the previous generation of macbook air systems. Macbook air models come with the usb recovery drive. Press the power button on your computer, then press and hold the c key when you hear the startup tone. How to make a bootable macos sierra usb install drive lifehacker.
It is preinstalled with a version of mac osx leopard. You dont need a bootable installer to upgrade macos or reinstall macos. Dec 05, 20 right click on the destop icon for the usb flash drive. Combined with the led backlighting, colors appear bright and vibrant from almost any angle, making the macbook air ideal for anyone editing photos, creating a presentation or just watching a movie.
The catalina release will no longer fit on a 8gb usb drive. The retractable usb connector and included sandisk secureaccess software help keep your data safe. Type or paste one of the following commands in terminal. Theres a check box on the right side under the source, click it. It will probably also be used for system recovery if os x ever crashes on your macbook air. How to make a bootable mavericks install drive macworld. When apple released the macbook air many questioned their belief that many people no longer need a cd or dvd drive on their notebooks. Apple macbook 12 intel core i5 8gb memory 512gb ssd. Apple macbook air 11 inch, 256gb, 20 sign in to comment. Apple macbook air usb drive key reinstall software laptop ilife 11 mac os x 10. Flatrate shipping, so one low price ships as much as you want in each order.
Connect the bootable usb install drive to the mac, then reboot the mac. Carbon copy cloner should than give you a little green light on the right panel that says the disk will be bootable. How to reinstall macos from macos recovery apple support. Two and a half years later, they began offering the air in an 11 inch version. Obviously, after upgrading to a newer mac os x version, this stick has become kind off useless. Make a backup copy of the macbook air usb software reinstall drive. Create a bootable usb flash drive for macos sierra step by step. Macs, ipads, iphones, windows, and android platforms.