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My iMac won't boot at all

I made a mistake and deleted everything with the command. my computer won't boot at all, it stays on the apple logo and doesn't show startup options, I can't access the disk in any way. how do i fix it :( how can i format it?


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iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Dec 4, 2021 12:48 PM

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Dec 4, 2021 2:31 PM in response to Keith Barkley

yes I tried the sudo rm rf trash code. because some items in my trash could not be deleted. but now my computer is broken :( i tried everything in the link above. disk recovery screen does not appear. i try key combinations from my keyboard but bluetooth and usb are not connecting. :( i don't know what to do so sorry :( The image below gets stuck and does not progress.

My iMac won't boot at all

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