I’m having trouble reinstalling macOS on my MacBook Pro 2011. I’ve tried both Internet Recovery and a bootable USB (created with TransMac on Windows), but neither has worked. Here are the issues I’ve encountered: 1. Internet Recovery gives errors like “An error occurred while preparing...
You need to be currently running at least macOS 10.11 El Capitan in order to access any installers that are in the App Store, otherwise you will need to first install macOS 10.11 by creating a bootable macOS 10.11 USB installer. Depending on the OS you are currently using on this laptop, ...
Macbook Pro Early 2011 OS X won't install I have just wiped the hard drive of my old Macbook Pro 2011 in order to prepare it for selling. I would like to re-install an operating system, but when I try I get the following message from OS X Installer on my screen: "OS X could ...
Back in the Utility window I selected Reinstall MacOS The reinstall fails with the error "Could not create a preboot volume for APFS install" I read somewhere that for the reinstall to work, the partition has to be in Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format. I used the Disk Utility again to ...
I use “Install Sonoma” while my Mac is connected via ethernet to USB-C adapter. Mac OS installs, no errors, no crashes, restarts. I get “Cannot Verify Startup Disk” I create a Bootable USB with a fresh download of Mac OS Sonoma from the App Store. I use the USB as my Start...
I've gone through that and I get "OS X could not be installed on your computer". I've seen youtube videos saying to boot into safe mode but I can't get it to come up. It will tell me that there is no mac os installed. I tried creating a USB Boot but I can't get OS X...
Mac Pro wiped clean, will not install OS from USB Got an older Mac Pro from a public schools surplus. It was wiped completely clean before I bought it. I have a High Sierra OS on a USB drive that I have tried to boot the computer from. I try to reinstall the OS and it says tha...
So I have a MacBook Pro, I don’t know what version it is, it had an admin password on it when it was given to me, I recently deleted it and when I try to reinstall OS X and have to type in my Apple ID and password, it says The server gave an error during download: 403...
Bonus tidbit 2: using Terminal from Setup Assistant The first time you boot a Mac after a clean install, it starts the Setup Assistant. This app asks for basic OS settings (locale, date/time, user accounts), and also lets you restore user data from backups. Sometimes, you might want ...
i have erased my hard drive ready for sale and when I follow the onstructions for reinstalling Mac OS I get “OS X could not be installed on your computer” error message. I have tried restarting with shift option command R to start in internet recovery mode, reset the PRAM but still ...