macOS 12.5.1 (21G83) for MacBook Air (M2, 2022)

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MacBook Air (M2, 2022)

✓ 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 MacBook Air (M2, 2022) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your MacBook Air (M2, 2022).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the UniversalMac_12.5.1_21G83_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the MacBook Air (M2, 2022) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your MacBook Air (M2, 2022) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your MacBook Air (M2, 2022) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the UniversalMac_12.5.1_21G83_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the MacBook Air (M2, 2022) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your MacBook Air (M2, 2022) 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_12.5.1_21G83_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the MacBook Air (M2, 2022) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash UniversalMac_12.5.1_21G83_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 478eca5466157a6eef5cdba8f75884b224c6d3f6. 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_12.5.1_21G83_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 478eca5466157a6eef5cdba8f75884b224c6d3f6. 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_12.5.1_21G83_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 478eca5466157a6eef5cdba8f75884b224c6d3f6. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum97a5c61e21e9ddf25158ec9dca67b482205f9dd311d274a1a59915b4bb042c83
MD5sum97a5c61e21e9ddf25158ec9dca67b482205f9dd311d274a1a59915b4bb042c83
SHA1sum478eca5466157a6eef5cdba8f75884b224c6d3f6
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