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How to reinstall disk? Mac forces me to use OS X El Capitan, when the mac is too old to have the downloads necessary to run it
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What model of Mac is it exactly? If its 2011 or later, it should have access to internet recovery to re-install macOS.
How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple Support
If its earlier, then you'll need a bootable USB with a version of MacOS it can run, or the original setup discs it came with to reinstall macOS on it.
How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support
What model of Mac is it exactly? If its 2011 or later, it should have access to internet recovery to re-install macOS.
How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple Support
If its earlier, then you'll need a bootable USB with a version of MacOS it can run, or the original setup discs it came with to reinstall macOS on it.
How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support
Which downloads are you talking about? As far as I know El Capitan is still working as expected.
How to reinstall disk? Mac forces me to use OS X El Capitan, when the mac is too old to have the downloads necessary to run it
