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How to reboot G5 Mac to facory settings?
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Well I just got a MAC from my friend, but he still left some of his personal items on it, how can I restore the computer to its factory settings, but just one thing, WITHOUT the Boot Disks? He told me he lost them, so how would I restore to factory settings?
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Join Date: Oct 2000
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Get a copy of Leopard and do an Erase and Install.
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"The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." TJ
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Originally Posted by Big Mac 
Get a copy of Leopard and do an Erase and Install.
Note that that won't quite work. It'll only reinstall the MacOS, not the iLife suite. You'd need both a retail version (or the version of the disks that came with that machine) of the MacOS and iLife.
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Mac Pro Dual 3.0 Dual-Core
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Assuming your friend's files are in a users Home folder, just create a new User account for yourself and it'll be almost like new.
Otherwise Leonard's method is the best factory fresh feel.
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Check eBay for install disks for EXACTLY your kind of Mac. It may take some searching and waiting, but it's the best way.
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