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sarah.lov

Q: Has anyone actually been able to reinstall osx yosemite? I have tried many times and always get : not available try again later.

Has anyone actually been able to reinstall osx yosemite for the recovery site? I have tried many times and always get : not available try again later.

PowerBook, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5), I need to restore my OS

Posted on Jun 7, 2016 8:39 AM

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Q: Has anyone actually been able to reinstall osx yosemite? I have tried many times and always get : not available try again later.

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  • by MrHoffman,Apple recommended

    MrHoffman MrHoffman Jun 7, 2016 8:50 AM in response to sarah.lov
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    Jun 7, 2016 8:50 AM in response to sarah.lov

    Follow the sequence for resetting the Mac App Store — sign out of the App Store, reboot, sign in with your Apple ID, and either resume the download or request the download again — or the longer version — sign out, move any existing Yosemite installer app to the trash, reboot through Safe mode, and try again — and then install Yosemite from there.   If you have another Mac available, it can be preferable to create an installer on a USB device and boot that, as that allows you to see the progress of the Yosemite installer download that's the core part of creating the bootable USB device; that download is something that's not as visible with Internet recovery or such.