Reinstalling Mac OS after erasing

I have late 2009 iMac running on El Capitan. I plan to either give it away or take it to Apple for recycling. After I erase it: when it reinstalls macOS, will it know to install El Capitan (which i believe is the latest OS this old machine will run)?

Posted on Feb 11, 2022 6:55 AM

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Owl-53

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Feb 11, 2022 6:59 AM in response to MaryLam

What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac

When reinstalling OS X - it should install the version associated with the Recovery Volume on the Internal Drive.

MaryLam Author

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Feb 11, 2022 7:24 AM in response to Owl-53

Thank you!

Owl-53

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Feb 11, 2022 7:29 AM in response to MaryLam

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