Getting to the Disk Utility App

  1. Power up
  2. Hold Command + R
  3. Click “Disk Utility”
  4. Click “Continue”

Wiping MacBook Air

From “Disk Utility”…

  1. Click the main disk partition
  2. Select “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)” from “Format”
  3. Input “HDD” or “OSX” in the “Name” field
  4. Click “Erase”
  5. Apple -> Shut Down

Restoring MacBook Air

From “Disk Utility”…

  1. File -> Open Disk Image
  2. Navigate to the image you would like to restore from
  3. The Disk Utility will scan the image
  4. Select the partition you would like to restore from
  5. Click “Restore”
  6. Drag the partition you would like to restore to into the “Destination” field
  7. Click “Restore”
  8. Apple -> Restart

Restoring from USB Drive

  1. Power up
  2. Hold C