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How to reinstall operating system if it was wiped from the computer

We wiped the operating system from the max book air. How do we reinstall it?

iPhone 6, iOS 10

Posted on Jul 10, 2023 10:41 AM

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Jul 10, 2023 11:01 AM in response to E_Holt

Should be easy enough- this model does support Internet Recovery.. so connect Ethernet via a cable, or adapter ( Ethernet port could be on the power adapter) adapter should be USB-C to Gigabit Ethernet adapter… or have strong WiFi network close by ( much slower though) restart MacBook Air holding down Option key *Apple/command key+R together on startup… you should see spinning globe and progress bar… when bar has loaded, you should be able to choose Re-install MacOS… the other way would be making a bootable USB-C stick with the MacOS installer on it, restarting, holding down the option key to get to Startup Manager, plugging in the USB-C stick… left and right to choose drives and click to select one… I’ve used Lion DiskMaker X successfully in the past to make one of those… what year is your MacBook Air ? That’ll determine which version of the MacOs you need… if you don’t know, there should be a model number on it somewhere on the outside… starts with “A” then 4 numbers/digits… take that info to Everymac.com and search using that model number… it’ll tell everything about your MacBook Pro


John B

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