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unable to download MacOS

From the Recovery screen (when it is checking "eligibility" to download a copy of MacOS), I get the error "The installer information on the recovery server is damaged." There appears to be no option to reinstall MacOS following this error. Ran Disk Utility and there are no errors. Message persists.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Dec 15, 2020 5:02 PM

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Posted on Dec 15, 2020 5:19 PM

Nevermind.... I found the solution with more digging. It turns out I needed to download from the internet the latest compatable version of MacOS via holding down option, command, and the R key at startup. Appears to be working. Thanks.

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unable to download MacOS

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