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Can't Reinstall macOS

Im resintalling macOS and all recovery options lead to online recovery. But when reinstalling macOS the bar stops at around 90% and timer goes up to hundreds of hours. I event left it over night for a few days but its stuck there so definetly some kind of issue.

is there any way I can fix this?


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Aug 7, 2021 3:56 PM

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Posted on Aug 8, 2021 12:06 PM

Hello watershark, Thank you for using Apple Support Communities! It sounds like you're having a problem reinstalling macOS. We would be happy to help! After you have tried to reinstall using recovery mode: How to reinstall macOS, and you're unsuccessful you may want to contact Apple Support for further steps.

Cheers!

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Aug 8, 2021 12:06 PM in response to watershark

Hello watershark, Thank you for using Apple Support Communities! It sounds like you're having a problem reinstalling macOS. We would be happy to help! After you have tried to reinstall using recovery mode: How to reinstall macOS, and you're unsuccessful you may want to contact Apple Support for further steps.

Cheers!

Can't Reinstall macOS

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