The method of how to enter recovery mode depends on the device, for “M1 or above” macbooks go to Step 2, for everything else go to Step 3. If you are unsure, devices made after Nov 2020 are “M1” or above
Press and hold the ‘Power’ button, keep it pressed until recovery options appear on the screen
Press the power button, then press and hold ‘Command’ + ‘R’ until a globe appears. After a short period the recovery options will appear
Select “Disk Utility” and click “Continue” to open the disk utility window
Select the drive to be erased, this is normally the main drive, in this instance it is called “Apple SSD” but yours may differ
Select “Erase” to begin wiping the drive
You will then be prompted to name the drive and confirm you wish to erase, it is recommended you keep the settings the same then click “erase”
The drive will now erase, this may take some time depending on the size of the drive
Once complete click “done”
Click the red “x” button in the top left corner to return to the recovery menu and install MacOS. See guides below for instructions on how to do this
