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Can I go back and do a clean set up after a migration

I set up my new iMac from a back up, using migration assistant. I thought I’d be clever and bring over useful things like phots and document templates all in one go - and also bring over MS Office 2011 and my Email mailbox. BUT, I find that Office won’t work and it’s going to be a pain to uninstall before I buy and install a new version. I’m thinking I want to start over: get rid of the migrated stuff and begin again with a clean, fresh new Mac. Can I do this?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Oct 11, 2020 12:22 AM

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den.thed

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Posted on Oct 11, 2020 1:10 AM

Startup in macOS Recovery Mode, completely Erase the iMac’s Drive and Reinstall macOS.

see > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496

then > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904

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