macOS 26.0 (25A354) for Mac Studio (M2 Max, 2023)

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Mac Studio (M2 Max, 2023)

✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in Finder, the Apple Devices app, iTunes, or idevicerestore.

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Windows

  1. Install the latest version of Apple Devices from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your Mac Studio (M2 Max, 2023) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your Mac Studio (M2 Max, 2023).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the UniversalMac_26.0_25A354_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the Mac Studio (M2 Max, 2023) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your Mac Studio (M2 Max, 2023) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your Mac Studio (M2 Max, 2023) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the UniversalMac_26.0_25A354_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the Mac Studio (M2 Max, 2023) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your Mac Studio (M2 Max, 2023) in to your PC.
  3. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  4. To perform a full erase restore, type idevicerestore -e UniversalMac_26.0_25A354_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the Mac Studio (M2 Max, 2023) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash UniversalMac_26.0_25A354_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 4f724c214e6925a450a38ced592bfadaccbae696. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

macOS

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 UniversalMac_26.0_25A354_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 4f724c214e6925a450a38ced592bfadaccbae696. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Linux

  1. Open a terminal, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd ~/Downloads
  2. Type openssl sha1 UniversalMac_26.0_25A354_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 4f724c214e6925a450a38ced592bfadaccbae696. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumec98309d97fdc399f7baa5f1e11d121e8ffda798d885219fee9c4c94b4f219d6
MD5sumec98309d97fdc399f7baa5f1e11d121e8ffda798d885219fee9c4c94b4f219d6
SHA1sum4f724c214e6925a450a38ced592bfadaccbae696
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