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I was trying to reinstall macOS Sierra. When it was about to finish it shown me " About - 404 seconds remaining". What can i do?

I was trying to reinstall macOS Sierra. When it was about to finish it shown me " About - 404 seconds remaining". What can i do?

Posted on Jan 26, 2023 1:07 AM

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Posted on Jan 26, 2023 5:59 AM

Have you run Disk First Aid in Disk Utility yet?


Which method are you using?


A bootable USB stick?

Sierra won’t install to SSD, thanks to Eau Rouge…

OS Sierra on an external drive - Apple Community


Or...

To start up from macOS Recovery, turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold one of the following combinations on your keyboard. Command-R is generally recommended, especially if you never installed macOS Sierra 10.12.4 or later… How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support

Command (⌘)-R

Install the latest macOS that was installed on your Mac.


Option-⌘-R

Upgrade to the latest macOS compatible with your Mac.


Shift-Option-⌘-R

Install the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available.



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Jan 26, 2023 5:59 AM in response to NaghiCristian

Have you run Disk First Aid in Disk Utility yet?


Which method are you using?


A bootable USB stick?

Sierra won’t install to SSD, thanks to Eau Rouge…

OS Sierra on an external drive - Apple Community


Or...

To start up from macOS Recovery, turn on your Mac and immediately press and hold one of the following combinations on your keyboard. Command-R is generally recommended, especially if you never installed macOS Sierra 10.12.4 or later… How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support

Command (⌘)-R

Install the latest macOS that was installed on your Mac.


Option-⌘-R

Upgrade to the latest macOS compatible with your Mac.


Shift-Option-⌘-R

Install the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available.



I was trying to reinstall macOS Sierra. When it was about to finish it shown me " About - 404 seconds remaining". What can i do?

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