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KidderminsterBobby

Level 1 (8 points)

Restart my imac 2010

I need to start up my 2010 IMac that I have taken over from my son. I have cleared the hard drive and now need to reload the OS. El Capitan is no longer available which it keeps trying to get. I understand that it can take OS High Sierra 10.13.6 but how do I do it? I have a windows 10 laptop and an ipad air 2019 if that is a help.

Posted on Jan 2, 2020 5:29 AM

2 replies

Eau Rouge

Level 8 (42,900 points)

Jan 2, 2020 7:21 PM in response to KidderminsterBobby

Can you boot the mac into the Recovery HD.

Connect your mac to your router using a cabled connection and then follow the instructions in this article,

How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery – Apple Support

KidderminsterBobby Author

Level 1 (8 points)

Jan 3, 2020 4:41 AM in response to Eau Rouge

Thank you so much,I managed to get High Sierra:)

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/251001360