ZDNET key takeaways At some point, your Mac might go haywire.With system restore points, you can roll that system back.MacOS ...

is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. If you downloaded and installed the macOS Monterey public ...

System snapshots are the perfect complement to traditional backups. They can save the day when your computer goes awry or an update goes south. Here's how they work.

Knowing how to wipe a Mac and reset it to its factory settings can be a vital step if you're trying to sell or fix it. Here's how to do it.

Apple's upcoming macOS Tahoe introduces a new design, better Apple Intelligence features, and a new Preview app, but also a completely new Spotlight. With it, you can take new actions, such as ...

If you are selling or donating your old Mac, be sure to secure your data and properly set it up for the new owners. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to ...

Looking to reset your computer to its factory settings? Apple has made it a little easier since macOS Monterey, but you have options no matter your Mac or OS version. As how-to editor, Jason unpacks ...

Patrick Atis securely wiped his drive, and then wanted to reinstall Yosemite, the installer for which he has on an external hard drive. However, after he booted into OS X Recovery (holding down ...

60847: Apple Software Restore: How to Perform a Multiple Disc Restoration describes how to use the multiple Restore discs (that apparently come with new Macs that have OS X preinstalled) to do a ...

If you ever need to restore the entire contents of an OS X Lion startup drive, or just perform a reinstall of the OS, you’ll find that there are numerous ways to accomplish these tasks. In fact, there ...