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Macbook Air 13 / Accidently deleted the recovery media

Is ny wayther any way that i can recover my Macbook. The infamous "?/Folder" keeps flashing. when i restart and hold down "Command +R" it says "starting internet recovery may take some time" then the world icon spins with the staus bar below it. it then has a little clock pop up under the status bar . Then after about 10 min it has a hazard triangle icon and below that it say "apple,com/support -2003F"

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 3, 2020 1:12 AM

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Posted on Apr 3, 2020 5:47 PM

Try an SMC reset and a PRAM reset (for older pre-2018 models hold the PRAM reset for at least three chimes or a full minute).


There is some kind of network error. Try connecting the laptop directly to the router using an Ethernet cable and a Thunderbolt or USB to Ethernet Adapter (Thunderbolt is recommended as it will be much faster). This will bypass any WiFi issues.


If you have access to another Mac, then you can create a bootable macOS USB installer.


Edit: You can also try booting into Internet Recovery Mode using Command + Option + R which should boot the latest supported macOS installer for your laptop just in case normal Recovery Mode is booting a much older version of macOS installer which may have issues.

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Apr 3, 2020 5:47 PM in response to louieslide1980

Try an SMC reset and a PRAM reset (for older pre-2018 models hold the PRAM reset for at least three chimes or a full minute).


There is some kind of network error. Try connecting the laptop directly to the router using an Ethernet cable and a Thunderbolt or USB to Ethernet Adapter (Thunderbolt is recommended as it will be much faster). This will bypass any WiFi issues.


If you have access to another Mac, then you can create a bootable macOS USB installer.


Edit: You can also try booting into Internet Recovery Mode using Command + Option + R which should boot the latest supported macOS installer for your laptop just in case normal Recovery Mode is booting a much older version of macOS installer which may have issues.

Macbook Air 13 / Accidently deleted the recovery media

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