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How do I restore my iMac 2012 to factory settings?

I have an old iMac 27” I’d like to restore to factory settings. What should I do?

iMac, macOS 10.13

Posted on Nov 12, 2021 4:15 AM

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Posted on Nov 12, 2021 4:22 AM

Depends on what your future plans are for the 2012 iMac.

have a look at > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065


If you want to Erase and reinstall to use for yourself.

see > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496

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How do I restore my iMac 2012 to factory settings?

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