I have been given a MacBook Pro by a friend who somehow has managed to delete macOS. When I try to reinstall it, I get a message saying that macOS could not be installed because the installer resources were not found. If I quite and try again, the same happens.
Can anyone give me some guidance to rectify this please
You can get the exact model of your computer by entering your serial number here.
In Disk Utility, click on the "View" drop down list just above the left pane and select "Show All Devices". You will need to click on the physical drive in the left pane and then select Erase. Quit Disk Utility and select the "Reinstall macOS" option.
When I first switched it on, it took me to a screen called macOS Utilities. I elected Reinstall macOS, accepted the licence agreement and it showed me a disc called OS X Base System. This was the only disc available so I selected it and clicked install. The error says that permission is denied
MacOS Base System is a generally a disk image. It is the SOURCE of the software to be installed. It can not be used as the destination on which to Install.
If you have no other disks visible, you need to select Disk Utility and poke around in there. The built-in drive may need to be erased... or it may need to be replaced with a new one. Luckily, they are not expensive.
Any idea what Model Year this MacBook is?
I don't know which year it is - how would I find out?
When I go into Disc Utilities, under the Internal drives is OS X Base System with 6.49GB used. Under Disk image, is the same but with 1.29GB used.
So do I need to try erasing the drive and if so, I assume it is the actual drive and not the image?
would be helpful if you described how you went about the previous install.
try this:
Its a 2010 model. The Hitachi disk shows but the option to erase is greyed out - why would that be?
macOS Could Not Be Installed on Your Computer
