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2016 Macbook Factory Reset Issues

I wiped everything on the computer, and was going to re-install the OS. Every time I try even after making sure the time is correct in terminal mode I get the same error. "An error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running this application again." I am not sure what to do from here, google has been no help. Any Ideas anyone??

MacBook, macOS 10.14

Posted on Apr 15, 2020 6:40 PM

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Posted on Apr 15, 2020 10:15 PM

Try internet recovery:

instead of holding command+r on boot to enter recovery mode hold command+option+r instead till you see a spinning globe. Connect to wifi and then let a fresh copy of macOS download and reinstall.

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2016 Macbook Factory Reset Issues

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