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Bought iMac 2012 model A1312, but it won’t let me re-install the macOS.

Bought iMac 2012 model A1312 at good will. Reset hard drive and bow it won’t let me re-install IOS Can’t re-install the IOS Yosemite on my A1312 iMac. it won’t recognized my user ID


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Posted on Jun 7, 2022 10:41 AM

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Posted on Jun 7, 2022 10:55 AM

That is because the iMac was not properly prepared for donation or resale.


Go to > What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support and see if the erase and reinstall instructions in step # 7 help.

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Bought iMac 2012 model A1312, but it won’t let me re-install the macOS.

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