markmc78 Author

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Reset Mac Mini to factory defaults

I tried booting into Recovery (Cmd + R) thinking I could just reinstall OS X that way, but having done so it seems to want me to sign in to the App Store before I can install the OS. Doesn't this then lock/activate the Mac against my Apple ID again, which is what I'm trying to avoid?

Posted on Sep 15, 2016 7:06 AM

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Sep 15, 2016 7:42 AM in response to markmc78

What OSX version was/is on the Mac?

What specific model Mac?

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markmc78 Author

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Sep 15, 2016 7:43 AM in response to lllaass

It's El Capitan 10.11.6

It's a Late-2012 Mac Mini.

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Sep 15, 2016 7:54 AM in response to markmc78

Boot the Internet Recovery,

try holding down Option-Command-R to start up from OS X Internet Recovery*.

(https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201314)

erase the startup disk and then install OSX via Recovery

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