macOS 12.0.1 (21A559) for iMac 24-inch (M1, Four Ports, 2021)

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iMac 24-inch (M1, Four Ports, 2021)

✓ 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 iMac 24-inch (M1, Four Ports, 2021) in to your PC.
  3. Open Apple Devices, and navigate to your iMac 24-inch (M1, Four Ports, 2021).
  4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  5. Select the UniversalMac_12.0.1_21A559_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  6. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iMac 24-inch (M1, Four Ports, 2021) to reboot.

macOS

  1. Plug your iMac 24-inch (M1, Four Ports, 2021) in to your Mac.
  2. Navigate to your iMac 24-inch (M1, Four Ports, 2021) in Finder.
  3. Hold the Option or Alt key on your keyboard, and press "Restore".
  4. Select the UniversalMac_12.0.1_21A559_Restore.ipsw file that you downloaded.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iMac 24-inch (M1, Four Ports, 2021) to reboot.

Linux

  1. Install idevicerestore.
  2. Plug your iMac 24-inch (M1, Four Ports, 2021) 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_12.0.1_21A559_Restore.ipsw and press enter.
  5. Wait for the restore to complete, and the iMac 24-inch (M1, Four Ports, 2021) to reboot.

Windows

  1. Open PowerShell, and navigate to the IPSW file that you downloaded, e.g. cd Downloads
  2. Type Get-FileHash UniversalMac_12.0.1_21A559_Restore.ipsw -Algorithm SHA1
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: aa422d3ef4a8a1a454e66db586fa71a940901943. 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_12.0.1_21A559_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: aa422d3ef4a8a1a454e66db586fa71a940901943. 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_12.0.1_21A559_Restore.ipsw
  3. The output of the command should match the following checksum: aa422d3ef4a8a1a454e66db586fa71a940901943. If it doesn't, you may need to redownload the file.

Checksums

SHA256sum3b8fcc1b674542a944fbefb69d29858b0728b1a829d18fd3d3e958691bc693bf
MD5sum3b8fcc1b674542a944fbefb69d29858b0728b1a829d18fd3d3e958691bc693bf
SHA1sumaa422d3ef4a8a1a454e66db586fa71a940901943
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