What macOS for 2010 MacBook

Recover from what? Your 2010 MacBook came with Snow Leopard. It is upgradeable to High Sierra. If you still have a recovery volume you can reinstall. Ether by Command R or by holding down the option key till you see your drive and recovery drive. To get upgrades. How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support

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High Sierra and earlier. The links in the Related Article above require either that the computer already has an OS installed or creating an installation thumbdrive from them.

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