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Choose “Macintosh HD” as the drive name, then go to “Format” and select “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)” or APFS depending on which file system format you use, then choose “Erase” – WARNING: ALL DATA ON THE MAC WILL BE PERMANENTLY ERASED.In Disk Utility, choose “Macintosh HD” (or whatever your Mac hard drive is named that you want to format and clean install Mojave onto), then select the “Erase” button.At the “macOS Utilities” screen, select “Disk Utility”.Hold OPTION key until you see a boot selection menu appear on screen, then choose the “Install macOS Mojave” drive (this is the bootable USB installer) from the choices.Reboot the Mac, then immediately start holding the OPTION key on the keyboard.

Connect the bootable macOS Mojave installer drive to the Mac via a USB port.

Be certain you have backed up any important files, personal data, pictures, etc – do not skip a full backup It’s recommended to have a Time Machine backup, in addition to any manual file backup of your personal data that you wish to keep.

Complete a full Time Machine backup before starting this process.

No personal files, data, or apps will be preserved or included on the Mac, unless you restore that data separately.ĭo not proceed without sufficient backups of your important data and computer. Warning: This process will erase everything on the Mac, and then perform a new clean install of macOS Mojave only. Thus it becomes critical that you have separately backed up your personal data and anything important to you, as failure to do so will result in permanent data loss. A clean install starts new, with absolutely no personalization or your data on the computer.

Remember, a clean install will erase everything on the Mac, including all personal files, photos, movies, apps, any customizations or settings, or anything else. Remember, a clean install erases everything on a Mac. You can use Time Machine or your backup method of choice. You should backup all of your data before beginning, including all of your personal files and data, and an entire system backup is recommended too.You’ll need to make a macOS Mojave bootable USB installer drive if you haven’t done so already.The Mac must be compatible with macOS Mojave.To perform a clean install of MacOS Mojave on a Mac, you’ll need the following: While the vast majority of Mac users should simply prepare for and update to macOS Mojave as usual from a prior MacOS system software release, thereby preserving their apps, customizations, personal files, and all else, this walkthrough is intended for users who want to erase a Mac completely and start over fresh to perform a clean install of macOS Mojave 10.14.