How to reinstall a Mac mini

Reviewed on June 23, 2025

This page shows how to reinstall your Mac mini from the Scaleway console. This is useful if your Mac mini is not reachable, or you want to start from scratch on the machine.

Before you start

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

A Scaleway account logged into the console
Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
An SSH key
A Mac mini

Click Apple silicon in the Bare Metal section of the side menu. A list of your Mac minis displays.
Click the Mac mini you want to reinstall. Your Mac mini Overview displays.
Scroll down to the Reinstall Mac mini section, and click Reinstall.
Select the macOS version that you want to reinstall from the drop-down menu.
Type REINSTALL to confirm the installation of your Mac mini and click Reinstall Mac mini to validate.
Important
When reinstalling your Mac mini, all the data on the disk is deleted, and all configurations are reset to the default values.

Note

Mac mini and macOS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used by Apple under license. Scaleway is not affiliated with Apple Inc.