Factory Reset Macbook Air 2017 issue

Was following instructions on erasing my mac through Disk Utility but after erasing the Macintosh HD (format: APFS) and proceeding to Reinstall MacOS, it kept saying “The Installer Information on the Recovery Server is Damaged" and won’t continue.

Posted on Aug 31, 2023 9:08 PM

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TheLittles

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Aug 31, 2023 9:29 PM in response to __anxo

__anxo Said:

"Factory Reset Macbook Air 2017 issue: Was following instructions on erasing my mac through Disk Utility but after erasing the Macintosh HD (format: APFS) and proceeding to Reinstall MacOS, it kept saying “The Installer Information on the Recovery Server is Damaged" and won’t continue."

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Try Installing the Latest Compatible macOS Version:

Upon boot, hold down: Option-⌘-R

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