The disk utility failed when I clicked "Erase Volume Group" now it wont let me use recovery to reinstall the OS. Any ideas?
To download a copy of the OS:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683
To create a bootable installer:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
To download a copy of the OS:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683
To create a bootable installer:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
Get a friend to let you use their mac for a bit, download the relevant installer, and make a bootable installer on a thumb drive.
Use that on your mac to completely erase the whole internal drive, and install a fresh system.
I hope you have a backup.
In Recovery OS, click on Utilities -> Terminal. You should be able to erase the whole disk using diskutil commands. Once you have, Recovery OS should allow installation of a suitable macOS version.
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