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Trying to reinstall after factory reset

I followed the instructions to erase my disk and now trying to reinstall OS X Lion for my early 2011 MacBook Pro. I am stuck where it says “select the disk where you want to install” there is nothing to click/select.

Posted on Jun 12, 2022 7:59 PM

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Posted on Jun 12, 2022 8:42 PM

staciessj Said:

"Trying to reinstall after factory reset: I followed the instructions to erase my disk and now trying to reinstall OS X Lion for my early 2011 MacBook Pro. I am stuck where it says 'select the disk where you want to install' there is nothing to click/select."

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Thank you for the photo.


Mounting the Disk:

Select the flowing disk, and then click the Mount Button. Next, try the install...

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Jun 12, 2022 8:42 PM in response to staciessj

staciessj Said:

"Trying to reinstall after factory reset: I followed the instructions to erase my disk and now trying to reinstall OS X Lion for my early 2011 MacBook Pro. I am stuck where it says 'select the disk where you want to install' there is nothing to click/select."

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Thank you for the photo.


Mounting the Disk:

Select the flowing disk, and then click the Mount Button. Next, try the install...

Jun 12, 2022 8:23 PM in response to staciessj

staciessj Said:

"Trying to reinstall after factory reset: I followed the instructions to erase my disk and now trying to reinstall OS X Lion for my early 2011 MacBook Pro. I am stuck where it says 'select the disk where you want to install' there is nothing to click/select."

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Mount the Disk, First:

  1. Click: the Back button
  2. Go to: Disk Utility
  3. Select: your Disk
  4. Click: the Mount button
  5. Click: the Back button
  6. Try this once more.

Trying to reinstall after factory reset

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