HT201380 how can i restore my apple desktop back to factory condition?

restoring back to factory condition

This forum is for questions about Apple Remote Desktop, Apple's software for managing networked Mac systems, and hence not the best place for your question. I'd suggest asking in the forum for the version of Mac OS X your iMac came with.
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