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My laptop had hard drives issues so i wiped it through the CMD + R interface. After that I started to install OS. The OS Successfully downloaded and restarted the laptop then started to install it but would always stop and get the error Cannot install basesystembinaries.pkg.

Hello, I bought a used macbook air 2013 13.3 without ssd. ( I want to install High Sierra through SD card so i can update the macbook air and be able to see nvme ssd I have install on SD card the Maverics os. I download the High sierra installer and start downloading the High Sierra. When I try...

I work for a college and we have some Mac Mini's that some run Mac, and some run Windows. This particular one however, crashed during windows install (before bootcamp). Now when it is turned on the windows splash screen comes up, and if no buttons pushed (f12, f2) it says something to the...

Hi, I have a 2006 MacBook Pro and I want to install Tiger on it (dualboot with Snow Leopard) I tried to restore the Tiger DVD to a usb stick with the Disk Utility (GUID partition scheme and everything) But it doesn't appear on the boot menu (it appear on the desktop when booted tho) So, what can...

Hello. i tried to upgrade from Sierra to High Sierra and it failed with the error "cant continue the installation cant find /system/installation/package/Osinstall" i tried to repartition the drive from cmd+r disk utility and it dosent let me erase the partition. started with a usb i created and...

Maybe someone can help me, and boy do I need it The Mac will not recognize the graphics card (gtx 980 macvidcards.com) It doesn’t have functioning operating system and I’m not even getting a boot chime anymore. I can’t get the optical drive to open to put in an install disk (tried holding...

I'm trying to get my mom's computer to automatically back up photos to an external drive whenever there is an update. iCloud is full and she doesn't want to purchase more space, apparently. Problem is the computer was upgraded after a hard drive replacement a long time ago, and extra apps that...

Hello, I've been strugglin lately with El Capitan OS system. My problem is that I erased the Macintosh HD Drive and every time I boot on Recovery Mode I can't re-install the new OS because I dont have the Apple ID from this particular machine. I tried all the key board compbinations and none of...

Hi guys, I actually posted this on the Apple support forums but it got absolutely no help, so I'm hoping the community we have here has a few ideas for remedying this issue. Currently running a Mid 2015, 15" MacBook Pro Retina (2.8Ghz i7, 1TB SSD, AMD Radeon R9 M370X 2 GB, Intel Iris Pro 1536...

Hello everyone, I'm new member to this forum. I found this article on this forum that does exactly what I want, but it has not been updated to work with present OS Xs. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/complete-steps-to-perform-a-clean-os-x-reinstall-on-your-macbook-air.427768/ I know how...

Got one of these installed today. The fit is much better than the ones for 6/7/8 version. It covers the entire lit pixel area, and is extremely thin. I can't tell if clarity is affected, which is good enough for me. Someone else with a Gold iP8+ was getting his, so I recorded it. Process is...

Hi, I downloaded Sierra on my MacBook Retina. But the installation stops at 40%. When I want to select a boot disk, there is none. At Disk Utility Macintosh HD is light grey and I can't activate the disk. I did a test by pressing D when turning on the computer but that stops and crashes at the...

Hey, how are you guys doing? I have a question regarding High Sierra. Does this OS update automatically or do I need to download and install it manually? I got no notification for updates besides iMovie which I don't even use. And another question regarding the 2017 5k iMac. After taking it...

Hi, I was wondering if I could easily do a backup of my current macOS Sierra MacBook, erase the disk in recovery mode and do a clean install of High Sierra on the fresh disk, then restore via backup what I have right now. In other words: would FileVault, which is activated on my current macOS...

My wife's mid-2010 iMac is currently on Yosemite. She's overdue for an upgrade, obviously. She has the requisite 8GB ram and SSD. Is it OK to skip over El Capitan, and install Sierra directly on top of Yosemite? I wasn't planning to do a clean install, though I am willing to listen to...

I have a mid 2012 13 inch Macbook Pro and installed a Smasung EVO 850 SSD 250 GB disk replacing the HDD. I was able to format it correctly and install the MacOs through the internet recovery with no problems. Everything was working perfectly when a few weeks ago after a seamingly normal hard...

Hello. I'm clearing my macbook in order to to sell it on. I don't have the installer disk anymore but I reinstalled mac os x by pressing cmd+s on startup and entering commands which was successful. The part I am still struggling with is on Disk Utility: the option to erase is greyed out and...

Hello I have a question for you guys. I have now tried for 3 days to install OS X on my MacBook (2009), but no luck. I have tried: - Install it from the utility menu, but got this error. "MacOS Sierra failed to download. Use the Purchases page to try again." - Installed it from Internet...

I have iMac mid-2011 and today I tried to install more ram to it (3x4GB modules) and I tried to install fresh OSX - Sierra As you can see (this is my second try) I have the same result - it say imac osinstallersetupd[536]: retrying...

Hi, I installed mac OS High Sierra on my iMac Late 2015 27” i5 5K. Something I completely regret doing. It was a disaster. So I decided to re-install macOS Sierra. Firstly, I erased the Macintosh HD. I booted up into Recovery (Command R) and erased the Macintosh HD in my iMac using disk...