Will the Reinstall MacOS process delete any of my photos and other personal data?

If I do the Reinstall MacOS process From macOS Recovery will it delete any of my photos and other personal data from the computer?


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MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Jun 13, 2022 2:20 PM

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Posted on Jun 13, 2022 3:12 PM

It will if you erase the volume first using Disk Utility. It shouldn't if you do a basic reinstall. A backup should be just in case, because there's always the risk of the installation being corrupted and you lose all data.

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Will the Reinstall MacOS process delete any of my photos and other personal data?

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