I have late 2009 iMac running on El Capitan. I plan to either give it away or take it to Apple for recycling. After I erase it: when it reinstalls macOS, will it know to install El Capitan (which i believe is the latest OS this old machine will run)?
What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac
When reinstalling OS X - it should install the version associated with the Recovery Volume on the Internal Drive.
What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac
When reinstalling OS X - it should install the version associated with the Recovery Volume on the Internal Drive.
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Reinstalling Mac OS after erasing
