Redownloading OSX El Capitan Error 403 Forbidden.

I got this Mac from my brother and he wiped it clean before giving it to me, however when I go to install OS X it gives me 403 Forbidden after I type in my Apple ID. Nothing on recovery disk, I have tried to set the date and time in terminal and tried to connect it direct via Ethernet and no luck.

Anyone figure this out? Its a 2007 Mac

Posted on Nov 15, 2023 7:01 PM

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adrien220

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Posted on Jan 17, 2024 8:59 PM

Here’s how I solved this problem:

[Not sure if needed] Booted on the recovery volume, to disable System Integrity Protection (SIP).
Downloaded El Capitan’s installer from the App Store, on another Intel-based Mac.
Created a USB boot disk from the installer, using the command line utility included with it.
Booted the Mac with that USB disk.
Installed El Capitan from that disk.

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