Howevr, when I reinstall Mac OS X, it says cant download additional components needed to install OS X. What do I do? Help please. Thanks.

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Howevr, when I reinstall Mac OS X, it says cant download additional components needed to install OS X. What do I do? Help please. Thanks.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)

Posted on Jan 9, 2015 4:25 PM

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Eric Root

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Jan 10, 2015 9:29 AM in response to emc15

Try booting into Internet Recovery (command - option - R) and see if you can re-install from there. If so, it will install the OS your computer came with. You can then go to the App Store Purchases tab and download the Mavericks installer if necessary.

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