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Setup a New or Reformatting an Existing Apple Workstation : Step One

If you need to reinstall the operating system follow "How to install macOS" from the Apple Support documentation.

This Guide was written on OSX 12 "Monterey"

  1. Following this guide from Apple reboot into the system utilities and completely wipe the hard drive and reinstall the operating system. This guide use this step: On an Intel-based Mac, if you use Shift-Option-Command-R during startup, you're offered the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available. If you use Option-Command-R during startup, in most cases you're offered the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac. Otherwise you're offered the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available.
  2. When the format utility for erasing the hard drive prompts for name for the drive, I name it MACHD during the reformat process, and the format is APFS. Please note, I turn on filevault after the full reformat to keep the drive key synced with iCloud, and SSD type drives do not have the option to zero out like older drives.
  3. Once the drive is reformatted, reinstall macOS using your home network, and iCloud account. I also allow my Apple ID to reset my workstation password.
  4. Under Customize Settings I Enable Location Services and do not share Mac Analytics, Crash Data, Ask Siri, and I uncheck Store files from Documents and Desktop in iCloud Drive.
  5. Under Customize Settings I make sure to turn on FileVault disk encryption and Allow my iCloud account to unlock my disk.
  6. Open the disc utility and if you notice an internal volume named Update delete it via this guide from Apple, then restart the computer. Please note, this may also cause a warning Incompatible Disc to be displayed. If this occurs, you will need repeat steps 1 through 5 following this video walkthrough. Once these steps have been completed you should be successfully connected to your wifi.
  7. Under the App Store in System Preferences, make sure Automatically Check for Updates is checked, and Download new available updates in the background and Install system data files and security updates are both checked.
  8. Click Show Updates and run all pending updates.
  9. Install the full Xcode developer package from the Apple App Store. I use the full package because it comes with both the gcc compiler and emulators for iOS devices. These come in handy for testing responsive websites and applications. Please note, this will require the latest version of the osx operating system, and if FileVault has not finished encrypting the hard drive you will have to wait for that to finish. The status can be located under Settings and Privacy then under FileVault.
  10. Open Xcode and verify it both installs the required components it needs and launches without errors.
  11. Open Terminal and install the developer tools by typing xcode-select --install.
  12. Under System Preferences under Users & Groups disable the Guest User from being able to access the computer, then reboot the machine to confirm.
  13. In System Preferences under the Trackpad disable Natural scrolling.
  14. In System Preferences under the Trackpad under Point and Click set the tracking speed to 6.
  15. In Accessibility under Display set the cursor size to 2.
  16. In Accessibility under Captions set to Large Text.
  17. Remove Siri, Display Mirroring, and Spotlight from the top navigation bar.
  18. In System Preferences under Displays set Resolution to scaled and select more space.
  19. In System Preferences under the Keyboard settings make sure to check Use the F1, F2, as standard function keys.
  20. In System Preferences under the Energy Saver set display to turn off after 30 minutes, and uncheck Put hard disks to sleep when possible and Prevent computer from sleeping automatically when display is off.
  21. Under System Preferences under Mission Control configure Hot Corners.
    • Top-Left: Application Windows
    • Bottom-Left: Desktop
    • Top-Right: Mission Control
    • Bottom-Right: Start Screen Saver
  22. Under System Preferences configure Mission Control.
    • Disable Automatically Rearrange Spaces....
    • Set Mission Control to F3.
    • Set Application Windows to F4.
    • Set both Show Desktop and Show Dashboard to -.
  23. In System Preferences configure the Dock & Menu Bar.
    • Enable Magnification and set it to max.
    • Enable Automatically hide and show the Dock.
  24. Remove every application icon from the dock except finder on the bottom left, and the trash can on the bottom right.
  25. Setup at least 4 OSX Spaces via Mission Control.
  26. In System Preferences in the Keyboard under Shortcuts in Mission Control desktop switches to use ctrl + # for the first 4 spaces.
  27. In Finder preferences only show Hard Discs and External Discs on the desktop, and set new finder windows to open with user home directory.
  28. In Finder View to Show Path Bar, Show Status Bar, which will display the full folder path at the bottom of a finder window.
  29. Use Show View Options on the desktop set the icon size to 68 x 68 then right click on the desktop and set the Sort By to Snap to Grid.
  30. In Finder preferences setup Sidebar...
    • Disable Recents.
    • Disable Airdrop.
    • Disable CDs, DVDs...
    • Disable Bonjour Computers.
    • Disable Tags.
    • Enable The Computer Name.
    • Enable Hard Discs.
    • Enable Cloud Storage.
    • Enable External Discs.
  31. In Finder preferences setup Advanced...
    • Under Keep folders on top enable In Windows when sorting by name.
    • Under When performing a search set to Search This Mac.
  32. Install 1Password via the App Store and sync via personal cloud repo, not icloud.
  33. Setup icloud mail accounts that are synced across all Apple Devices.