Q: I wiped my mac before installing os x 10.11and it wants to install Mavericks! Help!
I wanted to do a 'clean install' of OS X 10.11 on my iMac 2010 and the instructions were, back up your files, wipe (erase) your drive, install OS X.
Well I'm a newbie, so I did the 2 first steps and now it brings me to Mavericks to reinstall the operating system. I want OS X 10.11, but how do I get it now that my iMac is empty? I deleted everything in the ERASE part. Whoever makes these guides obviously doesn't make them for the uninitiated. I followed apple's own guide on how to do this!
Good news is I have a Macbook Pro 2010 that I can use to help me fix this. I need a guide.
How do I make sure everything is erased on the hard drive? Even so called 'hidden partitions' or whatever they're called. I want everything gone because I think someone installed a KEYLOGGER onto my iMac and I want to start fresh.
I think I need to put El Capitan onto the laptop, then onto an external hard drive (can I use the same one that has my time machine backup on it? All the web instructions say to use a USB flash drive. Why?)Then plug the external HD into the iMac, and go from there?
Apple tries to simplify things hey? Not really. Nothing simple about it.
iMac, iMac is wiped supposedly
Posted on Feb 12, 2016 5:05 PM
