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My hard drive is erased and the OSX Base System is ok. What do I do next to use my computer?

My Mac’s hard drive was erased and I’m trying to reinstall it. The OSX base system is ok. What do I do next?



MacBook Pro 13", OS X 10.10

Posted on Feb 4, 2020 1:40 PM

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Posted on Feb 4, 2020 8:29 PM

Depending on the age of your computer you can either boot into:



Once you successfully boot using one of these methods, you just click "Reinstall macOS".

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My hard drive is erased and the OSX Base System is ok. What do I do next to use my computer?

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