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I accidentally erased my Macintosh HD

I was given my old work MacBook Pro 2012 but I had to erase and start fresh, I followed the instructions but somehow I am left with OS X Base System and when I try to install MacOS I receive this error message.

MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Jul 7, 2021 7:15 AM

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Posted on Jul 7, 2021 7:39 AM

Hi,

Resetting NVRAM could solve the issue.

Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac - Apple Support

If it doesn't help, try to check your MacBook Pro with Apple Diagnostics if it reports storage device error(VDH002, VDH004).

Use Apple Diagnostics to test your Mac - Apple Support


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I accidentally erased my Macintosh HD

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