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If I reinstall macOS will it format the hard drive?

Will I lose all data and files on my hard drive?

iMac, macOS 10.13

Posted on Aug 25, 2020 2:35 AM

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Aug 25, 2020 7:58 AM in response to wqn02h

You always want one or two good backups before doing such, but just reinstalling the OS should not erase your data.

But why are you reinstalling, troubles?

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