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Permission denied when trying to reinstall iMac with OSX

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My Imac is not giving me any options. Please help me. It can't start up right and I would like to reinstall Sierra. But when I do, it comes up with an error: "Action could not be performed. Permission denied". What to do?

Posted on Aug 9, 2019 11:56 PM

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Posted on Aug 10, 2019 7:50 AM

Follow the steps, at > How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple Support


Plus you need to install the most current version of macOS "High Sierra or Mojave" your iMac model supports.

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Permission denied when trying to reinstall iMac with OSX

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