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Hello
I Have Lion OSX on my macbook pro late 2011 and after downloading El Capitan from the app store and trying to install it I get the same error over and over again, it can´t verify or repair my macintosh HDD and needs to restart. I have to reboot and use cmd+R to come back to lion otherwise i would be stuck on this loop
MacBook Pro
Do a backup, preferable 2 separate ones on 2 drives. Boot to the Recovery Volume (command - R on a restart or hold down the option/alt key during a restart and select Recovery Volume). Run Disk Utility Verify/Repair Disk and Repair Permissions until you get no errors. Reboot normally and try the El Capitan installation again.
Hello Eric,
Thanks for your reply!
The disk utility says that several issues can´t be fixed and the installation continues to fail
Do a backup, preferable 2 separate ones on 2 drives. Boot to the Recovery Volume (command - R on a restart or hold down the option/alt key during a restart and select Recovery Volume). Run Disk Utility Verify/Repair Disk and Repair Permissions until you get no errors. Reformat the drive using Disk Utility/Erase Mac OS Extended (Journaled), then click the Option button and select GUID. Then re-install the OS.
When you reboot, use Setup Assistant to restore your data.
Can´t install Capitan
