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  1. H

    Resetting iMac 2013 for sale: Making sure everything is deleted

    Hi! I'm preparing an iMac late 2013 for sale and want to make sure I've deleted everything. I'm not very familiar with Mac at all. This iMac has been used with an appleID and was populated with iCloud files (and probably some local ones too?). I followed this guide from Apple on how to...
    • hpt
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    • reinstall sale
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iMac
  2. Andy Anne

    Unable to reinstall OS on older models 'this item is temporary unavailable'

    I appologize for my computer literacy in advance. I have two older models of Macbook, I can't provide their exact models and years cause i am locked out, but it is a black macbook 2008ish and a macbook pro 2012ish. I was in the process of facotory reseting the computers as I hope to sell them...
    • Andy Anne
    • Thread
    • mac os reinstall reinstall doesn't work for lion
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: MacBook
  3. S

    The best macOS version for Air M1

    Hi all! I will be reinstalling the system on my MacBook Air M1, and I would like to know which version of macOS is better to install - Big Sur, Monterey, or Ventura? For me, the main thing is battery life, as well as speed. I'm not worried about new features availabale in Monterey and Ventura...
  4. K

    Réinstall MacOS on MacBook Air 13''

    Hi, I am trying to reinstall MacOS on a MacBook Air 13" (2017) (A1466). Without success. Tried several times, from the startup boot menu (cmd key + r) I have no choice but choose an Internet wifi connexion at startup. Can't boot on USB support. So, by choosing a wifi Internet connexion, it...
    • klophop
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    • macbook air 13 2017 macos reinstall
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: macOS
  5. S

    How to reinstall WatchOS (not erase all settings) but actually wipe and reinstall the OS

    I would like to wipe the OS on my AW 6 and reinstall it. I have a problem with Siri that would not go away after erasing, unpair/repair. I see there is now the option to recover the watch here https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204776 But this only works if the watch prompted the Phone/Watch...
  6. A

    How can I make a bootable macOS installer in Windows or Linux?

    I have an older Macbook which can run El Capitan, but the drive is wiped, I have no installation discs, and this model cannot download or recover over the Internet like newer models. I have downloaded the El Capitan installer DMG from support.apple.com but cannot get further than this. How can...
  7. M

    Clean erase & install of OS on internal SDD - Need help!

    Hello, I have a 2013 macbook pro 15" retina (running Catalina) with an internal SSD which last year failed in some way/messed up, after it froze, I powered it off and then upon restarting couldnt boot onto/select the Mac OS drive. Its worth noting the hard drive was partitioned so it had...
  8. S

    On 11.3 Public Beta. If I reinstall "latest version" from recovery, do I get 11.3 or 11.2.x?

    On the latest PB, but having major issues with Spotlight, even after trying a variety of "fixes" (adding drive to privacy then re-adding, sudo mdutil -E /, safe mode, disk utility first aid, restarting, deleting index with Cocktail and Onyx, reindex command from spotlight, etc) I've found...
  9. AshKapow

    Second hand iMac 2007 - Reset without existing Apple Login

    We've been given a second hand 2007 iMac but the hard drive was wiped. Every time we attempt to re-install Mac OS we get an error when entering our iCloud login saying "this item is temporarily unavailable" We're aware that this is because we don't have the original iCloud login for the iMac...
    • AshKapow
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    • reinstall reset
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: iMac
  10. K

    Reinstall / Erase m1 mac is now even worse with Big Sur 11.2

    I have a MacBook Air m1 that arrived with an uneven underside (second m1 with this issue this month) which makes it "wobble" on a flat surface. I am trying to erase and reinstall Mac OS before returning it but all trials fail. In the past with 11.1 my go to solution was to boot from a USB...
    • kave
    • Thread
    • erase m1 apple silicon reinstall
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  11. J

    Problems Reinstalling macOS Big Sur: Nothing Under "Select the disk where you want to install macOS."

    I recently opened up my brand new Macbook Air, the 2020 version with the M1 chip. All was good and well, until I forgot my password. Having not been able to properly set up an Apple ID account, I was left to reinstall macOS Big Sur on the thing. After attempting to do so, I ran into the...
  12. A

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 erased HD and can't reinstall OS...?

    Hi, I have a flashed (4,1 to 5,1) Mac Pro that was running Mojave with no problems until....I decided to give it to a friend and erased the HD and seem to have erased the OS too!! I have tried to make a bootable installer on a USB stick (which seemed to go fine) except when I hold down the...
    • Ashton1
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    • macosmojave macpro 4.1 macpro5.1 reinstall
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  13. C

    Mojave - Partition / Container /Volume - Best Practices

    In an effort to reorganize my data, I want to make use of partition / volume / container. Are there any best practices in this regard? I have Mojave and use APFS encrypted. I am asking this because I want to keep OS separate from data and should have ability to reformat / reinstall OS without...
  14. F

    Cant enter recovery mode anymore

    I wanted to restore my Mac. The guide I found said to go to recovery mode by holding command + r upon restarting, and in there to go to disc utility and then delete the drive. I did this, and then I closed the disk utility in order to select the option to restore macOS. However, when selecting...
    • felixen
    • Thread
    • internet recovery mac macos recovery reinstall restore restore mac restore macos stuck
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: macOS
  15. iosmike

    OS X Base System Locked

    Background of my question: 1. I have a macmini 2012. I ran Command + R and clicked Disk Utility. I picked "Macintosh HD" , clicked "First Aid", nothing showed to fix. Then I clicked "Unmount" by mistake; 2. Now only OS X Base System shows in Disk Utility (as attached photo); 3. Now I...
  16. B

    Cannot get OS X to reinstall on iMac

    I am trying to reinstall OS X on a 2009 erased iMac. When trying to input the apple ID and password to reinstall, I get the "try again later" message since that apple ID was not the original one to install the software. I have tried downloading software (Sierra since El Capitan was not available...
  17. Fordornothing

    Please help! Locked HD after erasing

    Hi, I'm lost, I wanted to reset my MacBook Pro retina back to factory reset. However, when I erased the startup disk I did not back up anything because I did not have anything valuble to save. Now, when I try to reinstall macOS Sierra I am unable to select the "OS X Base System" HD. It's says...
    • Fordornothing
    • Thread
    • broken hard drive locked hd macos sierra reinstall
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: MacBook
  18. bboypwr07

    Help please! recovery hd locked and i cant reinstall or unmount the disks

    hello! please anyone can help me. I have the same problem! recovery HD its locked and I can't reinstall os. I try all the commands that you guys give. nothing work please help!! If it helps I have all my passwords!
    • bboypwr07
    • Thread
    • hard drive locked hd reinstall unable to boot from usb unable to unmount
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  19. taptic

    Can you reinstall OS without wiping?

    I understand that you can wipe a computer and then install a fresh operating system and restore a backup. I was wondering however, can you reinstall OS X or macOS on top of existing data without removing it?
  20. M

    Good to go after reinstall from web?

    I just reinstalled my OS for the first time in several years. Looking at my boot drive, I see no "old system folder" or any other such detritus anywhere on the drive and this represents a big improvement. Did the installer really get smart enough to, all by itself, make a fresh system that would...
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