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Battery change

will a simple battery change really lose all the data on my Mac?

MacBook Air 11″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Nov 18, 2020 5:14 AM

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Nov 19, 2020 8:46 AM in response to Raniero

A battery replacement shouldn't mean you have to erase your Mac.

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Nov 19, 2020 9:13 AM in response to Raniero

You shouldn’t, but the tech may do a clean install for some reason. Back up your Mac before you send it in.

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