I tried reinstalling el capitan into my new disk but it said item unavailable, try again later. What do I do?
So I signed in, but it said item unavailable, what the ****, can anybody help?
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So I signed in, but it said item unavailable, what the ****, can anybody help?
Are you booted into the Recovery Partition? Have you ever downloaded El Capitan using your Apple ID?
You can try to download it at the link below. If it won't let you, then your only options are to upgrade to Sierra/High Sierra or find an older computer where you can download it using your Apple ID.
You can make a bootable USB stick to install using these free programs which will do all the work for you.
Bootable USB Flash Drive – Diskmaker X Disk Creator oruse Apple’s method Create a bootable installer for OS
Try booting into Internet Recovery (command - option/alt - R on a restart). It is a slow process. This will install the newest OS that the computer is compatible with. Reformat the drive using Disk Utility/Erase Mac OS Extended (Journaled), then click the Option button and select GUID. Quit Disk Utility. Then install the OS.When the computer restarts, you can use Setup Assistant to restore your data from Time Machine.
Are you booted into the Recovery Partition? Have you ever downloaded El Capitan using your Apple ID?
You can try to download it at the link below. If it won't let you, then your only options are to upgrade to Sierra/High Sierra or find an older computer where you can download it using your Apple ID.
You can make a bootable USB stick to install using these free programs which will do all the work for you.
Bootable USB Flash Drive – Diskmaker X Disk Creator oruse Apple’s method Create a bootable installer for OS
Try booting into Internet Recovery (command - option/alt - R on a restart). It is a slow process. This will install the newest OS that the computer is compatible with. Reformat the drive using Disk Utility/Erase Mac OS Extended (Journaled), then click the Option button and select GUID. Quit Disk Utility. Then install the OS.When the computer restarts, you can use Setup Assistant to restore your data from Time Machine.
Okay so basically I command R when I restart, got me to the 4 options, right? So I deleted a disk so that I could start anew. So I got my apple id (already reviewed) and tried to install the el capitan, already read the lisence thing, as soon as I entered my password, a second later, it says item unavailable, try again later
Have you previously downloaded El Capitan using your Apple ID? What normally causes that error message is you haven't downloaded it using your Apple ID.
THANKS I JUST SOLVED IT, I just command option R and used macOS high sierra instead of el capitan. Thanks for alerting me quickly
You are welcome. Glad to help.
I tried reinstalling el capitan into my new disk but it said item unavailable, try again later. What do I do?