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Clean install your Mac without hesitation

This is the checklist version of process for clean installing your Mac. To see verbose article, visit Medium.

  • Requirement
    • An external drive with available space larger than your Mac for Time Machine and migrated data
    • An USB larger than 8GB for bootable disk
  • Backup
    • Connect your Time Machine drive and run a full backup of your Mac
    • Softwares
      • [ ] Install Homebrew with /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
      • [ ] Install mas-cli with brew install mas
      • [ ] Dump softwares list to Brewfile file with brew bundle dump
      • [ ] Compare apps in Application folder with Brewfile.
        • [ ] For apps found only in Application folder, brew cask search {app_name}.
        • [ ] For apps found only in Brewfile, google and find if you need it anymore.
      • [ ] Comment the Brewfile with leading # about how or why you need it.
    • Software Data
      • [ ] Keychains
        • [ ] Turn on iCloud Keychains sync
      • [ ] Safari
        • [ ] Backup Bookmarks from ~/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.plist
        • [ ] Backup Browse History from ~/Library/Safari/History*
        • [ ] Backup extensions from ~/Library/Safari/Extensions
      • [ ] iTunes
      • [ ] Photos
        • [ ] Backup Photos Library file Photos Library.photoslibrary from ~/Pictures
      • [ ] Messages
      • [ ] iBooks
      • [ ] Fonts
      • [ ] Dashboard Widgets
        • [ ] Backup widgets from ~/Library/Widgets
      • [ ] 1Password
        • [ ] Enable Sync
        • [ ] Backup backup files from ~/Library/Containers/2BUA8C4S2C.com.agilebits.onepassword-osx-helper/Data/Library/Backups
      • [ ] Day One
        • [ ] Enable Sync
        • [ ] Backup backup files from Library/Group Containers/5U8NS4GX82.dayoneapp2/Data/Backup
      • [ ] Money Pro
        • [ ] Enable Sync
        • [ ] Manually backup from iOS app
      • [ ] Dictionary
      • [ ] Dash
      • [ ] Screen Saver
      • [ ] Dotfiles
        • [ ] ~/.ssh
        • [ ] ~/.zshrc
        • [ ] ~/.gitconfig
    • Static files
      • [ ] ~/Desktop
      • [ ] ~/Documents
      • [ ] ~/Downloads
      • [ ] ~/Movies
      • [ ] ~/Music
      • [ ] ~/Pictures
  • Re-installation
    • [ ] Bootable USB
      • [ ] Download macOS Mojave
      • [ ] Format USB drive with Mac OS Extented (Journaled) format and Untitled name
      • [ ] Create bootable macOS USB with sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app --nointeraction
    • [ ] Backup everything again
      • Connect your Time Machine drive and run a full backup of your Mac
    • [ ] Make sure you have these ready
      • [ ] Your Mac was properly backed up
      • [ ] Brewfile is correctly on Dropbox or drive
      • [ ] Check your migrated files are fully ready
    • [ ] WARNING: YOU ARE GOING TO DELETE EVERYTHING ON YOUR MAC IN THE NEXT STEP!!! You won’t be able to to open your Mac until macOS is installed.
    • [ ] Format and Install your Mac
      • [ ] Plug in the bootable USB
      • [ ] Restart & hold down the Option(⌥) key
      • [ ] Choose Install macOS Mojave(the bootable USB)
      • [ ] Select Disk Utility from the menu and erase you Startup Disk(usually named Macintosh HD) with Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
      • [ ] Go back to the main menu; select Install macOS and choose your HDD when prompted
  • Migration
    • [ ] Install Homebrew with /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
    • [ ] Install mas-cli with brew install mas
    • [ ] Copy Brewfile to your home folder then run brew bundle in Terminal
    • [ ] Migrate Software data
      • [ ] Safari
        • [ ] Migrate bookmarks
        • [ ] Migrate history
        • [ ] Migrate extensions
      • [ ] iTunes
      • [ ] Photos
        • [ ] Migrate Photos Library
      • [ ] Messages
        • [ ] Migrate Message folder
      • [ ] iBooks
        • [ ] Migrate PDFs and Books
      • [ ] Fonts
        • [ ] Migrate Fonts
      • [ ] Dashboard Widgets
        • [ ] Install widgets to ~/Library/Widgets
      • [ ] 1Password
        • [ ] Enable Sync
        • [ ] Migrate backup files
      • [ ] Day One
        • [ ] Enable Sync
        • [ ] Migrate backup files
      • [ ] Money Pro
        • [ ] Enable Sync
      • [ ] Dictionary
      • [ ] Screen Saver
      • [ ] Dotfiles
        • [ ] ~/.ssh
        • [ ] ~/.zshrc
        • [ ] ~/.gitconfig
    • [ ] Migrate static files
      • [ ] ~/Desktop
      • [ ] ~/Documents
      • [ ] ~/Downloads
      • [ ] ~/Movies
      • [ ] ~/Music
      • [ ] ~/Pictures
    • [ ] Restore Settings
      • [ ] System Preferences
        • [ ] General
          • [ ] Use dark menu bar and Dock
          • [ ] Recent items: None Documents, Apps, and Servers
        • [ ] Desktop & Screen Saver
        • [ ] Dock
          • [ ] Size: 1/3
          • [ ] Magnification: Max
          • [ ] Minimize windows into application icon: on
          • [ ] Automatically hide and show the Dock: on
        • [ ] Mission Control
          • [ ] Group windows by application: on
          • [ ] Dashboard: As Overlay
          • [ ] Hot Corners
            • [ ] Top Left: Dashboard
            • [ ] Top Right: Desktop
            • [ ] Bottom Left: Start Screen Saver
            • [ ] Bottom Right: Put Display to Sleep
        • [ ] Language & Region
          • [ ] Add Traditional Chinese to Preferred languages
          • [ ] Time format: 24-Hour Time
        • [ ] Security & Privacy
          • [ ] Require password 1 minute after sleep or screen saver begins
          • [ ] Turn on FileVault
          • [ ] Turn on Firewall
          • [ ] Enable location for Weather, Siri
          • [ ] System Service: Show location icon in menu bar
        • [ ] Notification
          • [ ] Turn on Do Not Disturb
          • [ ] Allow repeated calls
        • [ ] Keyboard
          • [ ] Key Repeat: Fastest
          • [ ] Delay Until Repeat: Fatest
          • [ ] Use smart quotes and dashes: off
          • [ ] Specify shortcuts for Spotlight, Input Method, Show Notification
          • [ ] Full Keyboard Access: All controls
          • [ ] Add Zhuyin to input sources
          • [ ] Dictation: add English, Chinese
        • [ ] Trackpad
          • [ ] Turn on Look up & data detectors, Tap to click, App expose
          • [ ] Tracking speed: 3/4
        • [ ] Sound
          • [ ] Show volume in menu bar
          • [ ] Play feedback when volume is changed
        • [ ] Siri
          • [ ] Show Siri in menu bar: off
        • [ ] Time Machine
          • [ ] Select backup drive
          • [ ] Show icon in menu bar
        • [ ] Accessibility
          • [ ] Zoom: Enable Use scroll gesture to zoom, zoom style: picture in picture
          • [ ] Mouse & Trackpad: Enable dragging without drag lock, Trackpad Fastest Scrolling Speed, Fastest Mouse Scrolling Speed
      • [ ] Finder
        • [ ] Show Hard disks on desktop
        • [ ] New finder window show Home folder
        • [ ] Sidebar: Movies, Music, Pictures, Home folder
        • [ ] Advanced: Show file extensions, searching current folder
      • [ ] Safari
        • [ ] Search engine: DuckDuckGo
        • [ ] Show full website address
        • [ ] Show Develop menu in menu bar
      • [ ] iTunes
        • [ ] iCloud Music Library: on
      • [ ] Photos
        • [ ] iCloud Photo Library: on
      • [ ] Dash
        • [ ] Install license file
    • [ ] Development Environment
      • [ ] iTerm2
        • [ ] Install oh-my-zsh https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh
      • [ ] Shell
        • [ ] maximum-awesome : https://github.com/square/maximum-awesome
        • [ ] remember ssh passphrase: https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-fix-macos-keeps-asking-my-ssh-passphrase-since-i-updated-to-sierra/
        • [ ] zsh-syntax-highlighting: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting/blob/master/INSTALL.md
      • [ ] Sublime Text 3
        • [ ] Install Package Control via https://packagecontrol.io
        • [ ] Install Package Syncing
      • [ ] Dotfiles
        • [ ] .gitconfig
        • [ ] .zshrc
        • [ ] .ssh
      • [ ] Install ruby via rbenv rbenv install 2.4.0

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