macOS 11.5.1 (20G80) 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_11.5.1_20G80_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_11.5.1_20G80_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_11.5.1_20G80_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_11.5.1_20G80_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c509056720fa190fda61c78b1b67ad42853228b5. 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_11.5.1_20G80_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c509056720fa190fda61c78b1b67ad42853228b5. 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_11.5.1_20G80_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: c509056720fa190fda61c78b1b67ad42853228b5. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sumfff098d7aef8c0003de27d889179f73e810db935c3cc60ba821367214f751ece
MD5sumfff098d7aef8c0003de27d889179f73e810db935c3cc60ba821367214f751ece
SHA1sumc509056720fa190fda61c78b1b67ad42853228b5
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