i bought a used computer that was wiped what do i do

Bought a Imac 2013 that had been wiped trying to install OS.....

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Posted on Apr 1, 2023 07:28 PM

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rkaufmann87

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Posted on Apr 1, 2023 08:19 PM

Restart in the Recovery Partition (hold down Command +R on startup) and install Mac OS.

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rkaufmann87

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Apr 1, 2023 08:19 PM in response to NanaFranks

Restart in the Recovery Partition (hold down Command +R on startup) and install Mac OS.

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