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Help me factory reset a MacBook Pro from 2012

I have a MacBook Pro from 2012 I would like to reset. The normal directions of Command+R or Option+Command+R+P are not working and I do not have an option under system preferences to erase anything. Can anyone help?


MacBook Pro 13″, OS X 10.10

Posted on Jan 30, 2022 11:41 AM

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Posted on Jan 30, 2022 11:45 AM

radiowallet wrote:

I have a MacBook Pro from 2012 I would like to reset. The normal directions of Command+R or Option+Command+R+P are not working and I do not have an option under system preferences to erase anything. Can anyone help?



I believe Mac’s issued before June of 2013 does not support Internet recovery


What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac




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Jan 30, 2022 11:45 AM in response to radiowallet

radiowallet wrote:

I have a MacBook Pro from 2012 I would like to reset. The normal directions of Command+R or Option+Command+R+P are not working and I do not have an option under system preferences to erase anything. Can anyone help?



I believe Mac’s issued before June of 2013 does not support Internet recovery


What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac




Help me factory reset a MacBook Pro from 2012

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