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2011 iMac restore HD

I was trying to restore factory settings in my late mom’s 2011 iMac, and I accidentally deleted the Mac HD. Is there any way to restore that? My drive is now the OS X Base System. 499.25 SATA Internal Physical Volume Mac OS Extended.

Posted on Jun 28, 2022 10:16 AM

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Posted on Jun 28, 2022 10:44 AM

Follow the erase and reinstall instructions,

at > Use Disk Utility to erase an Intel-based Mac - Apple Support


Also depending on what you plan on doing with the iMac,

see > What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support

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2011 iMac restore HD

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