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| From | "David B." <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> |
| Newsgroups | alt.computer.workshop, comp.sys.mac.system |
| Subject | Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? |
| Date | Sat, 12 Jul 2025 12:36:02 +0100 |
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On 12/07/2025 08:07, David B. wrote: > On 18/08/2024 23:14, T i m wrote: >> On 18/08/2024 22:42, David Brooks wrote: >> >> <snip> >> >>> How many folk realise that >>> reinstalling the macOS will NOT eradicate any previously installed >>> malware? >> >> Anyone who has a clue re what they are doing around computers. >> >> See, if you understood what an OS was and what isn't part of the OS >> (like the personal info you state is still present), what part of it >> don't you understand? >> >> If you replace the water feature in your back garden, did you expect >> all the weeds to disappear as well? >> >> Cheers, T i m > > I've just done this:- > > davidbrooks@DavidBs-iMac ~ % diskutil resetFusion [snipped important facts! for brevity!) Resetting Fusion is supposed to *erase all data* from both the spinning disk and the internal SSD. However, having reinstalled macOS Ventura (from the Apple servers) I now have all my software programmes (applications) available, just as they were before. Perhaps "Tim" will be able to explain why that should be. (David actually knows!)
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Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? "David B." <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-07-12 08:07 +0100 Re: What does "Reinstall macOS" do, exactly? "David B." <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-07-12 12:36 +0100
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