Erasing MacBook air

I've erased all the files from my older MacBook air that was running Catalina, but I must have deleted the hard drive and operating system and now I don't know how to get the Mac back to running condition.

Posted on May 21, 2022 10:11 PM

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May 21, 2022 10:28 PM in response to dutchievargr85

dutchievargr85 Said:

"disabled: im trying to convert my (everything ) from my phone i just smashed on accident to a different iphone and it hasnt been turned on for a while, it turned on. and it says on the screen that i have to connect to itunes in order to disable it????"

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Try Turing Off Lost Mode:

Did you have Find My enabled on this iPhone that "hasnt been turned on for a while"? If so, then some time in the past, you likely you'd not locate it and choose to erase it. So, perform as instated here:

  1. Go Here: Use Lost Mode in Find My iPhone on iCloud.com - Apple Support
  2. Scroll to: Turn off Lost Mode on an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple Watch
  3. Proceed from there as necessary.

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