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Bigbag1 Author

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I am trying to delete everything off my MacBook book air and there is no delete button when I go to system preferences or general. Mine is an older air

where is delete everything on an older MacBook air

MacBook Air 13″, OS X 10.10

Posted on Dec 29, 2022 6:14 PM

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babowa

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Posted on Dec 29, 2022 6:29 PM

There isn't one because you cannot delete or erase the OS you are booted into. You need to boot into recovery by holding the command and R keys while booting up. It will take a while. From there you can erase and reinstall the OS.

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I am trying to delete everything off my MacBook book air and there is no delete button when I go to system preferences or general. Mine is an older air

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