Late 2012 Mac mini macOS Recovery

Hi, I was getting Mac mini ready for resale. My mistake was I erased too much I think. I erased Macintosh HD and Macintosh HD - Data. I downloaded macOS Recovery Catalina to external HHD.

What is the correct procedure to move MacOS Recovery form external to Mac mini. I don't want to mess things up. If there is a better way to fix this goof please let me know.

Thanks in advance for any info.

Posted on Aug 24, 2020 2:11 PM

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Aug 25, 2020 12:57 AM in response to bill012620

Command + R on restart took care of problem. :0)

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