How to reinstall a Mac mini M1
Reviewed on 16 June 2023 • Published on 26 May 2021
This page shows how to reinstall your Mac mini M1 from the Scaleway console. This is useful if your Mac mini M1 is not reachable, or you want to start from scratch on the machine.
Security & Identity (IAM):
You may need certain IAM permissions to carry out some actions described on this page. This means:
- you are the Owner of the Scaleway Organization in which the actions will be carried out, or
- you are an IAM user of the Organization, with a policy granting you the necessary permission sets
Requirements:
- You have an account and are logged into the Scaleway console
- You have created a Mac mini M1
- Click Apple silicon in the Bare Metal section of the side menu. A list of your Mac mini M1s displays.
- Click the Mac mini M1 you want to reinstall. Your Mac mini M1 Overview displays.
- Scroll down to the Reinstall Mac mini M1 section, and click Reinstall.
- Confirm the reinstallation of your Mac mini and click Reinstall Mac mini M1 to validate.
Important:
When reinstalling your server all the data on the disk is deleted and all configuration is reset to the default configuration values of the image.
Note:
Mac mini, 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.
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