Wiped my Mac and accidentally deleted Macintosh HD

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Wiped my Mac and accidentally deleted Macintosh HD

I accidentally deleted Macintosh HD trying to redownload it, MacOS Ventura. Each time I do, it goes through the process then says “An error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running this application again.”

Please help

MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

Posted on Sep 16, 2025 7:15 AM

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Answer 1

WheelieNick

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Sep 16, 2025 8:05 AM in response to shazel160

Do you have access to another Mac? Then you might want to make a bootable drive to install Ventura from

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Answer 2

KiltedTim

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Sep 16, 2025 9:18 AM in response to shazel160

Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of your local Apple Store.

They can help you.

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shazel160 Author

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Sep 16, 2025 8:35 AM in response to WheelieNick

I don’t have a Mac, only another laptop and iPad

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Answer 4

shazel160 Author

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Sep 16, 2025 9:11 AM in response to shazel160

Only the Mac that I wiped

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