I can’t reinstall my mac to el capitan

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I can’t reinstall my mac to el capitan

I was following some instructions and they told me to press command + R and then it lead me this (OS X utilities), so I tried to reinstall it, but then it says that this item is temporarily unavailable, So I tried researching almost everything om how ti fix this, But none worked, is it because my mac is still in el capitan? i’ve read somewhere that it’s already gone a long time ago, so please help me how to fix this.

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Posted on Jun 30, 2023 5:41 AM

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BDAqua

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Jun 30, 2023 9:35 PM in response to mymarklee

What has often worked for others is to use this Restore Method instead of CMD+r keys...

Option-⌘-R

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Of course you may need to make a USB installer...

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BDAqua

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Jul 4, 2023 3:28 AM in response to mymarklee

I'd download the installer...

macOS Sierra - Technical Specifications

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-sierra/id1127487414?ls=1&mt=12

If you never installed macOS Sierra 10.12.4

If macOS Sierra 10.12.4 or later was never installed on your Mac, macOS Recovery works differently:

Command-R is still the recommended way to start up from macOS Recovery. This combination makes sure that the installation isn't associated with your Apple ID, which is important if you're selling or giving away your Mac.
Option-Command-R installs the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available.
Shift-Option-Command-R isn't available.

How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support

Of course you may need to make a USB installer...

Create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support...

Create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support

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mymarklee Author

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Jul 1, 2023 4:42 AM in response to BDAqua

Am I doing it Right? because It says command not found? I hope you can help me with this, my dad’s using this and he’s pressuring me to fix this as soon as possible.

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BDAqua

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Jul 1, 2023 5:21 AM in response to mymarklee

Hmmm

sudo/Applications/Install\OS\X\El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources]

/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes /0S/X/El/capitan --applicationpath /Appl

ications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app -- nointeraction

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/ElCapInstaller --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app --nointeraction

https://osxdaily.com/2015/06/11/make-bootable-os-x-el-capitan-beta-install-usb-drive/

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BDAqua

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Jun 30, 2023 7:37 AM in response to mymarklee

Do you need El Capitan especially?

What happened to the OS it was running?

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mymarklee Author

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Jun 30, 2023 9:16 PM in response to BDAqua

I’m not sure tbh All i want is for my mac to work again, and if ever I can upgrade my El capitan to a new version in this state, I’ll probably do it, but right now all i want is for it to work.

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mymarklee Author

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Jul 1, 2023 8:56 AM in response to BDAqua

hello, so um my dad fixed it using a hard drive, but it’s back to yosemite now, and as far as i know yosemite is an old version, can i use these to upgrade the version of my mac?

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