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Factory reset iMac

How to get to recovery mode to reset iMac

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Jun 18, 2021 4:41 PM

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Posted on Jun 18, 2021 4:48 PM

See the following blue-text link for: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support

Or, depending on what you are doing: How to erase an Intel-based Mac - Apple Support

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See the following blue-text link for: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support

Or, depending on what you are doing: How to erase an Intel-based Mac - Apple Support

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Jun 18, 2021 5:49 PM in response to Suyash100

Pretty simply, hold down Command + R on startup.

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