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Can’t reinstall Mac OS X

I erased hard drive through disk utility. When I attempt to reinstall Mac OS it says “Can’t download the additional components needed to install Mac OS X”. I have tried going into DU and erasing and rebooting etc. nothing is working. I’ve looked through other discussion posts here and nothing is helping. Please help!

Posted on Feb 3, 2020 7:41 PM

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Posted on Feb 3, 2020 7:45 PM

Download and build an installer on another Mac; preferably High Sierra or later.

How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support


Depending on which Mac, try the Option-Command-R chord to launch current-version Recovery:

How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple Support


Which Mac? Presumably a MacBook Pro, but which year?

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Feb 3, 2020 7:45 PM in response to vaneedhelp

Download and build an installer on another Mac; preferably High Sierra or later.

How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support


Depending on which Mac, try the Option-Command-R chord to launch current-version Recovery:

How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple Support


Which Mac? Presumably a MacBook Pro, but which year?

Feb 3, 2020 7:56 PM in response to MrHoffman

I don’t have access to another MacBook but it is a Pro Mid 2012 Retina. I tried internet reinstalling but it’s not working. Tried with several internet connections but it honestly doesn’t seem like it’s even trying to install. I’ve rebooted so much sometimes it just shows a folder and a question mark. I reboot until the globe pops back up. I even tried setting the time back to 2012 through Terminal.

Can’t reinstall Mac OS X

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