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I deleted everything from my Mac accidentally and now macOS will not reinstall.

I tried NVRAM, First Aid, Partition, Erasing, etc. but nothing is working. I always get an error after trying to reinstall. I don’t care about recovering any of my personal files. I just want to start macOS Sierra from scratch. Any help would be appreciated.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Jul 10, 2023 12:27 PM

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Posted on Jul 10, 2023 12:49 PM

APFS won't work for Sierra, Sierra needs MacOS Extended Journaled. High Sierra won't work for APFS on earlier Macs.


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


Option-⌘-R

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Jul 10, 2023 12:49 PM in response to Antetojokic

APFS won't work for Sierra, Sierra needs MacOS Extended Journaled. High Sierra won't work for APFS on earlier Macs.


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


Option-⌘-R

Upgrade to the latest macOS compatible with your Mac.


2017 iMac failing to install Sierra in re… - Apple Community

Clean Install of High Sierra: Multiple Fa… - Apple Community


I deleted everything from my Mac accidentally and now macOS will not reinstall.

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