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Internet Recovery installed newer OSX not original Lion

I'm just checking this is legit


Yesterday I did a fresh install via internet recovery and it installed High Sierra instead of the usual Lion which my iMac was shipped with. High Sierra is the latest version of OSX that can be installed on my computer


Has Apple changed things or does this mean there is malware lurking in my iMac?

iMac 21.5", macOS 10.13

Posted on Jan 1, 2020 8:33 PM

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Posted on Jan 1, 2020 8:38 PM

So malware dragged you onto a current and supported and more secure release? I’m thinking... not. 😉

Looks like something changed, assuming you didn't use Option-⌘-R. Which would do exactly this.

Apple has been working to remove access to older releases, and to get folks onto more current releases.



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