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reinstallation of el capitan

installation of os el capitan

Posted on May 19, 2019 8:22 PM

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Posted on May 21, 2019 10:09 AM

To reinstall El Capitan, do a backup, preferable 2 separate ones on 2 drives. Boot to the Recovery Volume (command - R on a restart or hold down the option/alt key during a restart and select Recovery Volume). Run Disk Utility and select First Aid. Then re-install the OS.


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May 21, 2019 10:09 AM in response to djmcjuneski

To reinstall El Capitan, do a backup, preferable 2 separate ones on 2 drives. Boot to the Recovery Volume (command - R on a restart or hold down the option/alt key during a restart and select Recovery Volume). Run Disk Utility and select First Aid. Then re-install the OS.


Reinstall from macOS Recovery


OS X Recovery


Genius Bar appointment.


Genius Bar Reservation US

reinstallation of el capitan

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