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Wiping an Old MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)

The startup and accompanying discs are long gone from my mother-in-law's old Macbook ... I'd like to wipe it and return it to factory settings. Can I download an old system from Apple? It's currently running 10.6.3. Thanks!

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Posted on Feb 20, 2022 5:45 PM

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march_of_the_clouds wrote:

The startup and accompanying discs are long gone from my mother-in-law's old Macbook ... I'd like to wipe it and return it to factory settings. Can I download an old system from Apple? It's currently running 10.6.3. Thanks!


Same as here—

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



Snow Leopard OS X 10.6 came on a Disc, you can still find in on ebay or some such

Your local Apple store maybe able to help



a 2010 can run 10.13.6 High Sierra




Old installers or one line if you can download

How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support


How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support


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Feb 20, 2022 6:13 PM in response to march_of_the_clouds

march_of_the_clouds wrote:

The startup and accompanying discs are long gone from my mother-in-law's old Macbook ... I'd like to wipe it and return it to factory settings. Can I download an old system from Apple? It's currently running 10.6.3. Thanks!


Same as here—

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



Snow Leopard OS X 10.6 came on a Disc, you can still find in on ebay or some such

Your local Apple store maybe able to help



a 2010 can run 10.13.6 High Sierra




Old installers or one line if you can download

How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support


How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support


Wiping an Old MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)

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