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User profile for user: triks_melb
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macOS Sequoia not available from internet recovery

Same as usual, macOS Sequoia is not available from macOS recovery.


This issue appears to be recurring: each time a new version of macOS is released, it is not accessible through what I consider a key feature, 'Internet Recovery' (Command-Option-R).


Use macOS Recovery on an Intel-based Mac – Apple Support (AU)


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.6

Posted on Sep 16, 2024 7:23 PM

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User profile for user: Barney-15E
Barney-15E
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Sep 16, 2024 8:43 PM in response to triks_melb

Here's the current reinstall article:

How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support

  • Command-R: When you press and hold these two keys at startup, Recovery offers the current version of the most recently installed macOS.
  • Option-Command-R: When you press and hold these three keys at startup, Recovery might offer the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac.
  • Shift-Option-Command-R: When you press and hold these four keys at startup, Recovery might offer the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available.

As you noted, what you quoted has never worked as stated in the guide you linked. The above linked article seems more realistic (I have bolded, underlined and italicized the important bits).

Apple has never been good at documentation. You are expected to learn from experience. Your experience told you what you referenced never actually happened, but you hoped that was wrong.

I have found the support articles tend to be more accurate. The guides tend to be what the designers expected to happen. The articles tend to be what actually happens. But, with Apple, no documentation survives first contact with reality.

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User profile for user: triks_melb
triks_melb Author
User level: Level 1
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Sep 16, 2024 8:17 PM in response to Barney-15E

perhaps you were thinking of option 2? There are 2 options for internet recovery:


  1. Immediately press and hold one of the following key combinations until you see the startup screen:


  • Option-Command-R: Start up from macOS Recovery over the internet. Use this key combination to re-install macOS and upgrade to the latest version of macOS that’s compatible with your Mac.


  • Option-Shift-Command-R: Start up from macOS Recovery over the internet. Use this key combination to re-install the version of macOS that came with your Mac or the closest version that’s still available.

Barney-15E wrote:
Sequoia is an upgrade. Recovery installs the most recently installed macOS.
If you upgraded to Sequoia and then go to recovery, does it offer Sequoia or your previous macOS?


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macOS Sequoia not available from internet recovery

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