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How long reinstall (factory reset)?

hi every one.

i really need your help. i just clean reinstall my macbook for the first time. it says 3 hours for completed. but, by the time... it increased become 103 hours, 98 hours, 71 hours, 78 hours, etc. like, really?


'till now, it stuck more than 5 hours. is it normal?


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Oct 16, 2021 7:50 AM

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Posted on Oct 16, 2021 7:53 AM

hadyan11 wrote:

hi every one.
i really need your help. i just clean reinstall my macbook for the first time. it says 3 hours for completed. but, by the time... it increased become 103 hours, 98 hours, 71 hours, 78 hours, etc. like, really?

'till now, it stuck more than 5 hours. is it normal?

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/f603e435-460a-4317-80ec-c208c9e69fb9


Get on a faster Network if your download speed is suspect.

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Oct 16, 2021 7:53 AM in response to hadyan11

hadyan11 wrote:

hi every one.
i really need your help. i just clean reinstall my macbook for the first time. it says 3 hours for completed. but, by the time... it increased become 103 hours, 98 hours, 71 hours, 78 hours, etc. like, really?

'till now, it stuck more than 5 hours. is it normal?

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/f603e435-460a-4317-80ec-c208c9e69fb9


Get on a faster Network if your download speed is suspect.

How long reinstall (factory reset)?

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