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The recovery server could not contacted

I have erased my Macintosh OS on my MacBook pro. I tried to reinstall it and I got “The Recovery server could not be contacted”. It was trying to install macOS High Sierra when I was using macOS Big Sur. I cannot access App store to download the Mac OS Big Sur?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.3

Posted on Oct 22, 2022 5:04 AM

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Posted on Oct 22, 2022 7:01 AM

Generally, this would indicate there was No Active and Functional Internet Connection.


Best results are usually connecting via Ethernet Cable to Router


Use Disk Utility to erase an Intel-based Mac


How to reinstall macOS


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The recovery server could not contacted

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