iMac settings and apps are not as before after its return

My case ***. My iMac is back but lots of setting and apps are not as before, hope you can chat and tell me how to make my iMac back to normal.


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Posted on Mar 20, 2026 6:26 AM

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Posted on Mar 22, 2026 6:23 PM

man-ho wrote:

My iMac is back but lots of setting and apps are not as before, hope you can chat and tell me how to make my iMac back to normal.

If Apple wiped the internal drive during the repair or testing/diagnosis/examination, then you will need to restore everything from a backup.


Otherwise as the others have mentioned, you will need to contact Apple or the service center/tech who worked on your computer.


To contact official Apple online support:

https://getsupport.apple.com


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Mar 22, 2026 6:23 PM in response to man-ho

man-ho wrote:

My iMac is back but lots of setting and apps are not as before, hope you can chat and tell me how to make my iMac back to normal.

If Apple wiped the internal drive during the repair or testing/diagnosis/examination, then you will need to restore everything from a backup.


Otherwise as the others have mentioned, you will need to contact Apple or the service center/tech who worked on your computer.


To contact official Apple online support:

https://getsupport.apple.com


iMac settings and apps are not as before after its return

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