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something must be corrupted after i wiped off my account

fyi i'm on my hp desktop pc..

and i'm not able to do anything on mac as something must be corrupted after i wiped off my account because i no longer want to use..

although, ive tried to type my password in recovery mode but i cannot type anything.. did tried the command + R keys and it worked before but now it wont work.. when i do this, there's a flashing question mark at startup.. i tried everything with other keys and the spinning globe constantly pops up at startup where i cannot type my password.. help!

Posted on Mar 28, 2021 12:57 PM

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Posted on Mar 28, 2021 1:32 PM

When you delete the Mac, macOS/OS X is also deleted. You need to reinstall macOS. And yes, all your data (documents, photos, etc. are all gone with no backup.)


  1. Shut down the Mac.
  2. Turn on the Mac, and immediately press and hold Option + Command + R until you see a spinning globe.
  3. Once you are in macOS Recovery, verify you are connected to WiFi in the top right corner.
  4. Go to Disk Utility.
  5. Select "View" in the toolbar > "Show All Devices".
  6. Select your main hard drive. This will either be "APPLE SSD...", "APPLE HDD...", or "Fusion Drive".
  7. Click Erase, and input the following exactly: (If you cannot select erase on the main hard drive, erase the "Container".)
  8. Name: Macintosh HD
  9. Format: APFS
  10. Scheme: GUID Partition Map (if shown)
  11. Click Erase
  12. Quit Disk Utility
  13. Go to the reinstall macOS app.
  14. Follow the prompts, and install on Macintosh HD.


Cheers,


Jack

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Mar 28, 2021 1:32 PM in response to jestneed2ask

When you delete the Mac, macOS/OS X is also deleted. You need to reinstall macOS. And yes, all your data (documents, photos, etc. are all gone with no backup.)


  1. Shut down the Mac.
  2. Turn on the Mac, and immediately press and hold Option + Command + R until you see a spinning globe.
  3. Once you are in macOS Recovery, verify you are connected to WiFi in the top right corner.
  4. Go to Disk Utility.
  5. Select "View" in the toolbar > "Show All Devices".
  6. Select your main hard drive. This will either be "APPLE SSD...", "APPLE HDD...", or "Fusion Drive".
  7. Click Erase, and input the following exactly: (If you cannot select erase on the main hard drive, erase the "Container".)
  8. Name: Macintosh HD
  9. Format: APFS
  10. Scheme: GUID Partition Map (if shown)
  11. Click Erase
  12. Quit Disk Utility
  13. Go to the reinstall macOS app.
  14. Follow the prompts, and install on Macintosh HD.


Cheers,


Jack

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Mar 28, 2021 1:27 PM in response to Jack-19

Apple iMac 21.5in 2.7GHz Core i5 All In One Desktop, 8GB Memory, 1TB Hard Drive, Mac OS X Mountain Lion (Late 2013)

i mean i deleted/removed my account only on my imac, but it's something else i might have accidently removed.. could be the HD or something else.. and no i didnt do a backup, should i even i didnt want to keep my imac?

i only keep my account on my ipad and apple tv..

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