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Jcreamer1984 Author

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macbook pro 2010 erased hard drive

so i accidentally erased my hard drive how can i wipe and reinstall upgraded system on my macbook pro 2010

MacBook Pro 17″, OS X 10.11

Posted on May 30, 2022 1:13 AM

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leroydouglas

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May 30, 2022 6:56 AM in response to Jcreamer1984

Jcreamer1984 wrote:

so i accidentally erased my hard drive how can i wipe and reinstall upgraded system on my macbook pro 2010

Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac

Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support

Restore your Mac from a backup

Restore your Mac from a backup - Apple Support

Mac’s before June of 2013 do not support Internet recovery

How to reinstall macOS — How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support

ku4hx

Level 7

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May 30, 2022 3:46 AM in response to Jcreamer1984

You'll need to start here: How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support

Per Mactracker, High Sierra is the latest OS you can use on your obsolete Mac.

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