Old Mac dfu

how to put an old Mac (Mac mid 2014) into DFU mode \

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Sep 24, 2022 7:00 PM

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Posted on Sep 26, 2022 6:02 PM

DFU mode is only available on 2018+ USB-C Macs.


If you want to reinstall macOS on an older Mac, then you can either use Internet Recovery Mode (Command + Option + R), or by creating & using a bootable macOS USB installer.


Edit: I forgot that an iMac Pro had DFU Mode as well.

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