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kbpereira Author

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OS X Base System is locked?

I was having problems with my iMac, when I decided to clean up abd restore as factory seetings.

Now, I am having a problem which says mt OS X Base System, that the disk is locked. What do I do?

iMac 27″, 10.12

Posted on Mar 17, 2021 3:06 PM

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Posted on Mar 17, 2021 3:20 PM

Somehow, you did not erase your disk correctly. Follow these steps:

Once you are in macOS Recovery, verify you are connected to WiFi in the top right corner.
Quit the Installer
Go to Disk Utility.
Select "View" in the toolbar > "Show All Devices".
Select your main hard drive. This will either be "APPLE SSD...", "APPLE HDD...", or "Fusion Drive". It is the non-indented drive.
Click Erase, and input the following exactly:
Name: Macintosh HD
Format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Scheme: GUID Partition Map (if shown)
Click Erase
Quit Disk Utility
Go to the reinstall macOS app.
Follow the prompts, and install on Macintosh HD.

Cheers,

Jack

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Mar 17, 2021 3:20 PM in response to kbpereira

Somehow, you did not erase your disk correctly. Follow these steps:

Once you are in macOS Recovery, verify you are connected to WiFi in the top right corner.
Quit the Installer
Go to Disk Utility.
Select "View" in the toolbar > "Show All Devices".
Select your main hard drive. This will either be "APPLE SSD...", "APPLE HDD...", or "Fusion Drive". It is the non-indented drive.
Click Erase, and input the following exactly:
Name: Macintosh HD
Format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Scheme: GUID Partition Map (if shown)
Click Erase
Quit Disk Utility
Go to the reinstall macOS app.
Follow the prompts, and install on Macintosh HD.

Cheers,

Jack

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Mar 17, 2021 3:23 PM in response to kbpereira

If that is the only place that is seen by the macOS installer, then the drive is not formatted properly or the drive is bad.

see > https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/erase-and-reinstall-macos-mh27903/mac

and/or > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904

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kbpereira Author

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Mar 18, 2021 5:16 PM in response to Jack-19

Only today I was able to do something, as the progress bar it was frozen.

but still not sucessful, I followed all the directions you have fiven and this is what I see now.

the APP Store download could not start because it has already been downloaded too many times.

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kbpereira Author

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Mar 18, 2021 6:38 PM in response to Jack-19

Actually you have helped me. Because I just got the message after following the steps you have passed out to me.

I just researched for the message and founded the instruction.

Thanks so much for your help, be blessed.

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Mar 18, 2021 5:18 PM in response to kbpereira

What year is the iMac?

Cheers,

Jack

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kbpereira Author

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Mar 18, 2021 6:08 PM in response to Jack-19

Late 2013.

I finally installed MacOS Catalina.

Previously I was pressing Command + R during startup.

I Finally pressed Command + Option + R and it installed Catalina on my Mac.

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Mar 18, 2021 6:10 PM in response to kbpereira

That’s why I asked for the year. That was the next step I was going to have you try.

Cheers,

Jack

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