Help. I'm currently running High Sierra, but I keep getting network related errors. Apple Support wants me to reinstall High Sierra to fix the errors. When I go to app store, High Sierra page, and hit "download", I get the error:
"macOS High Sierra failed to download / Use the Purchased page to try again."
Well, High Sierra isn't on my purchased page.
How do I get around this?
Thanks
MacBook Pro 17″, macOS 10.13
That is not how you get High Sierra in 2023. Using Safari only, select High Sierra from its link in How to download and install macOS - Apple Support and that will open a panel on the Mac App Store from which you download the full High Sierra 10.13.6 installer application into your /Applications folder. Cancel if it wants to proceed with the installation.
If you have a spare 8GB USB stick, you can also make a bootable installer from the High Sierra installer app following the instructions at Create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support
Here is an example in the Terminal of how I created a bootable USB installer for Sierra. Just change the installer name to High Sierra with the appropriate escapes (\) for white-space.
No. High Sierra installer will still not download.
I tried *Sierra* just to compare and that downloads fine. But I still can't get High Sierra.
I can only surmise something is amiss with the MAS's content distribution network. What else could explain the fact it works "here" and not "there"?
lkrupp wrote:
Probably full of malware that you will eventually find out the hard way
Then I advise you not to use it.
John Galt wrote:
Also, I don't see this mentioned in the thread, but have you tried to reinstall the High Sierra app by booting into Recovery? (Option-Command-R)
Reinstall macOS - Apple Support
Forget that method. As I've been telling you it won't work. The Recovery method of installing HS is gone.
Can you elaborate on this, please?
Is it deprecated or just broken?
Can't download High Sierra full installer.
