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What does this mean? I’m trying to reinstall macOS High Sierra! Can’t get past this error message “the recovery server could not be contacted”
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I had the same issue after I wiped the drive on my MacBook Pro. When you wiped the drive you selected the wrong format. All you need to do is simply go to disk utilities and erase the drive again, but this time select APFS (Encrypted) rather than just APFS. You may now click Reinstall macOS High Sierra. Side note, make sure you have internet connection in your status bar.
I had this issue. I plugged the macbook pro 15in into my network with a usb to ethernet adapter and plugged it into the network. Then it worked
I’m trying to reinstall macOS High Sierra! But every time it shows that “the recovery server could not be contacted”. Is there any other options to connect with the server without any trouble?
See the earlier comments about setting the date. That solved it for me.
Yes, it’s solved 🙂
Kunyapat P. Jeab
I got mine fixed by turning on the WiFi in the top right corner of the screen.
Please, turn on your WiFi and connect it. Hope, it will help.
Thank you man! You saved me hours of frustration. This fixed it for me.
Same here. Now I have a very expensive paper weight.
Try that one i posted..its helped me!! Credit to owner post.
Thanks very much Jo!
This solved the problem for me.
Hey guys I fixed it my date time was correct all I had to do was connect it to my wifi.
Try check your local time on your Mac, maybe its different with Apple Servers and thats why its not working.
This works, please, anyone experiencing this error, use this fix, it works. Thank you
changign thee date worked Thanks for taking the time to share this solution
Thanks for the tip. That worked for me!
"Recovery server could not be contacted" Error Message
