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Allie1517 Author

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Will reinstalling macOS erase all my photos and documents ?

Will reinstalling macOS erase all my photos and documents?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 1, 2021 6:25 PM

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Sep 2, 2021 2:27 AM in response to Allie1517

As mentioned - it should not but do a Time Machine Backup first.

If doing a Reinstall via Recovery Mode and using the Reinstall macOS option - it basically downloads the full installer of the OS associated with the Recovery Volume and installs over the existing version. Thusly, replacing any missing or corrupted System Files.

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Sep 1, 2021 6:51 PM in response to Allie1517

Not unless a problem occurs. Back them up first.

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Will reinstalling macOS erase all my photos and documents ?

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