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Mac mini (M1, Late 2020)

macOS 14.5 (23F79) for Mac mini (M1, Late 2020)

✓ This firmware is signed. This means that you can restore to it in iTunes.

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Windows

  1. Install the latest version of iTunes from the Microsoft Store.
  2. Plug your Mac mini (M1, Late 2020) in to your PC.
  3. Open iTunes, and navigate to your Mac mini (M1, Late 2020).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the UniversalMac_14.5_23F79_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_14.5_23F79_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_14.5_23F79_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_14.5_23F79_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 40d14da317294bb0181559afdb683bc957caf36f. 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_14.5_23F79_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 40d14da317294bb0181559afdb683bc957caf36f. 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_14.5_23F79_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: 40d14da317294bb0181559afdb683bc957caf36f. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum 7cf807a44289986c5b1bbe1bd97f6922fde4eaf421abee237bc6012c3cd96411
MD5sum a0083c0f07465a643a672c67f5a746e7
SHA1sum 40d14da317294bb0181559afdb683bc957caf36f
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