macOS 11.6 (20G165) for Mac mini (M1, Late 2020)

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Mac mini (M1, Late 2020)

✓ 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 mini (M1, Late 2020) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your Mac mini (M1, Late 2020).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the UniversalMac_11.6_20G165_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the Mac mini (M1, Late 2020) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your Mac mini (M1, Late 2020) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your Mac mini (M1, Late 2020) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the UniversalMac_11.6_20G165_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the Mac mini (M1, Late 2020) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your Mac mini (M1, Late 2020) 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_11.6_20G165_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the Mac mini (M1, Late 2020) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash UniversalMac_11.6_20G165_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a66fb4f527006b776a0ad2d435fe433367b551b1. 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_11.6_20G165_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a66fb4f527006b776a0ad2d435fe433367b551b1. 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_11.6_20G165_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: a66fb4f527006b776a0ad2d435fe433367b551b1. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum9bc6b9e0d42bb892ee139a8d88fc5e8ce2931d57743d8e3ed1ce45aa5da8add6
MD5sum9bc6b9e0d42bb892ee139a8d88fc5e8ce2931d57743d8e3ed1ce45aa5da8add6
SHA1suma66fb4f527006b776a0ad2d435fe433367b551b1
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