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I want to give away my Mac so I erased the hd using Shift-Command-R on startup. But I never got a chance to Restore the Mac OS. Now all I see is Internet Recovery, which takes 20 minutes and doesn't lead anywhere. Help.
BenSB wrote:
Now all I see is Internet Recovery, which takes 20 minutes
Invest those twenty minutes.
and doesn’t lead anywhere.
I don’t understand why not.
About macOS Recovery on Intel-based Mac computers - Apple Support
BenSB wrote:
Now all I see is Internet Recovery, which takes 20 minutes
Invest those twenty minutes.
and doesn’t lead anywhere.
I don’t understand why not.
About macOS Recovery on Intel-based Mac computers - Apple Support
Hello!
First of all, this is my first post on the Apple Discussions website. I am sorry to hear you are not able to get into Internet Recovery. Have you tried to reset the SMC or NVRAM? Also you could try another WiFi-network or a wired connection with the necessary cables. Also, when you are using an M1 Mac (which I don’t think you use because you were able to start internet recovery) you need a Mac with Apple Configurator 2 to restore your Mac.
If you have a Mac with Apple’s T2 chip, you could also try a restore with Apple Configurator 2 from another Mac (if you don’t own one yourself, maybe your friends/family/neighbors).
Link for resetting SMC: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295
Link for resetting NVRAM: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063
Good luck and I hope this helps. If you need anything else, please let me know!
By the way, before I forget. Try to startup your mac with the following Key combination: Option-Command-R.
Dear Sir, thanks for the help. It turned out that it just took a long time to get to Internet Recovery and than I was able to restore the Mac OS.
How to restore Mac OS after erasing HD.
