If there is no backup, just create another new account and get started all over again. I suggest you accept all the defaults and migrate everything.ĩ. Then connect it and give setup assistant some time to 'digest' everything. I'm only able to use Internet Recovery (after holding option on startup nothing would display but wifi connection). After that I restarted my Mac and it just shows an image of '' in a folder. I wrongly erased Macintosh HD and it changed to 'Untitled'. If you have a backup, wait until setup assistant asks if you wish to migrate from another Mac or drive. I was trying to install OS X on my Mac that had OS X removed. When the OS install is done, you'll see the initial setup screen 'choose your language'. The OS install will probably restart the Mac once or twice, the screen may go dark for a little while, and you will see 'the progress bar' one or more times.ħ. If you accidentally deleted some important photos. We are here to help users delete photos in the Photos app, Library, Trash folder, or with delete shortcuts. It is possible that some new Mac users dont know how to delete photos on Mac. Now quit disk utility and open the OS installer. To free up space on Macintosh HD, you should first delete photos and videos on Mac. Once you choose this, now click the erase button. if you're going to install High Sierra or something older, choose 'Mac OS extended with journaling enabled', GUID partition formatĥ. if you're going to install Mojave or Catalina (I would not install Catalina unless there is no other choice), choose to erase in APFS, with GUID partition format This represents the actual physical drive inside.

In disk utility's window, look to the left. If it's NOT there, don't worry about this and go to step 3.ģ. Is there a 'view' menu? If so, choose 'Show all devices' if it's there.

When you get to internet recovery, try this:Ģ. It would help to know what year the iMac was made and what version of the OS had been previously running on it.

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