Factory Reset My 2017 Macbook Pro

I have a 2017 Macbook Pro macOS Catalina that i bought and need to return however i cant figure out how to factory reset it and delete all of my data and information. Ive been on every Apple question and website i can find for resetting it and nothing is working.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 15, 2023 05:05 PM

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Posted on Jan 16, 2023 10:01 AM

The Catalina macOS isnt on there so i tried to follow the other directions for all 4 of the other macOS versions and there isnt an Erase Data or a Erase admin button on my mac like it says there would be.

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Jan 15, 2023 05:20 PM in response to moira30

moira30 wrote:

I have a 2017 Macbook Pro macOS Catalina that i bought and need to return however i cant figure out how to factory reset it and delete all of my data and information. Ive been on every Apple question and website i can find for resetting it and nothing is working.

Follow these instructions to reset your Mac: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support


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