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iPhone X Will the Genius Know?
I have a launch day iPhone X which for the last few months has been suffering from the dreaded 'unresponsive screen'. In the beginning it could be fixed with a hard reset, but now even that doesn't work! Its very frustrating especially when you need to use your phone quickly or answer a call... -
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How to reset to factory settings without password?
I obtained a Mac Mini my place of work was planning to otherwise throw away. It's an A1347 with three accounts at the login, none of which I have the password for (I already tried the usual ones we use at work) so I plan on going back and asking for one of the passwords, but chances that someone...- bungiefan89
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- factory reset mac mini password failure secondhand
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- Forum: macOS
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2009 imac base system locked
i got a hand me down 2009 imac. Came with nothing. Me trying to outsmart the computer attempted to factory reset and ended up deleting EVERYTHING! All i have is the os x base system which is locked. I can’t partition it and there’s no other drive to re-install sierra. How can I fix this? -
iPad Factory reset and requiring passcode
Hey guys, I sold an ipad 2 on ebay a couple of weeks ago. Before selling it i factory reset it so it shows the white "hello" screen and asks you to slide to set it up. I didn't test it any further than this. Today the buyer has been in touch saying they cant get in to the ipad as it requires...- patearrings
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- factory reset ipad passcode
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iPhone SE (2016) Forgot Passcode, requires complete factory reset
So, my iPhone is completely disabled after I forgot passcode to it. I have no backups, no iCloud, no nothing. Is there a chance in this entire universe by which I can get any iPhone pictures back after doing complete factory wipeout? Any third-party program, any means by which this is possible...- uniqueuser
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- data extraction data loss factory reset forgotpasscode recovery reset
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- Forum: iPhone
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Mail, Safari and iTunes strange issue
Hello everyone! I have a problem for several months now and I have tried everything but still can't find a fix or at least explanation of what is happening. So please, let me explain the problem first... I'm running OS 10.12.6 on Mac Mini 2,6 GHz Intel Core i5 and this issue started a few... -
Resolved iPhone 6s Factory Reset
I'd like to give my iPhone 6s a factory reset. Would it be best to install iOS 11 first when it becomes available tomorrow, then do a factory reset? -
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Cannot factory reset MacBook Air? Help?
I went on OS X Utilities and pressed on "Reinstall OS X" and it brought me up to OS X Mountain Lion. However, it won't let me proceed over to install because I have OS X Sierra installed. How can I factory reset my MacBook Air?- guy weaty
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- factory reset factory restore
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- Forum: MacBook Air
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iMac - Mid 2011 - Recovery Mode Reboot.
I've been trying since yesterday to factory reset my iMac, Erased everything on the hardrive. Reinstall Mac Os X > Apple Store Connect with Apple ID > Downloading additional Components. It goes from 31 minutes for the download to 42 hours, It was downloading all night it hasn't moved, I...- BovanBackpack
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- el capitan factory reset imac 2011 recovery mode
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- Forum: iMac
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My old Mac to restore to factory setting
Experts please help - I had in the past followed the tutorials from 'restoring old macs from 2006' using MLPostfactor etc to the new OS. That was my my first post here. I installed past snow leopard (which was officially the last supported version on my Macbook pro 2.2) following lots of...- sany72
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- factory reset mlpostfactor
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Going to sell MacBook Air for a Pro 15"
I just want to know how I would go about doing a Factory reset on a UNIX based system. I did take a Linux admin class (that mainly covered Debian and Red Hat based Linux variants), but i have no idea what I would do in order to sell a MacBook Air as if it was bought like new. Can anyone guide me...- funnyf00tfeticher
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- factory reset os x el capitan
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Reseting fusion drive iMac.
I have a fusion drive on my iMac (HDD+SDD). Anyways I screwed it up by formatting my SSD while trying to bootcamp my imac. I reinstalled OS X on the SDD and started fresh. I used third party recovery tools, to recover what I needed from the HDD. Now I want to clear my entire computer and start...- alexdeepsoup
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- factory reset fusion fusion drive hdd hybrid imac osx sdd
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- Forum: macOS