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My apple internet recovery is unsuccessful

I have a very stable internet connection but my internet recovery is unsuccessful for many times

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Feb 22, 2021 3:02 PM

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Posted on Feb 22, 2021 3:37 PM

  • Error 1008f Use a different key combination
  • If you're trying to use Shift-Option-Command-R so that you can reinstall an earlier version of macOS, you must first turn off Activation Lock as described below. Or restart and use one of these key combinations instead:
  • Command-R
  • Option-Command-R
  • https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206989


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Feb 22, 2021 3:37 PM in response to sriram49

  • Error 1008f Use a different key combination
  • If you're trying to use Shift-Option-Command-R so that you can reinstall an earlier version of macOS, you must first turn off Activation Lock as described below. Or restart and use one of these key combinations instead:
  • Command-R
  • Option-Command-R
  • https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206989


My apple internet recovery is unsuccessful

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