I tried to reset my Mac air 2019 to factory and it won’t let me get past the activate screen

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Posted on Jan 30, 2023 4:11 AM

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WheelieNick

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Jan 30, 2023 4:48 AM in response to JW_0038

Try and press cmd+R to start from Macos recovery instead of internet recovery

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I tried to reset my Mac air 2019 to factory and it won’t let me get past the activate screen

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