Unable to reinstall Mac OS on my 2011 Mac Air

Unable to reinstall Mac OS on my 2011 Mac Air

MacBook Air 11″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Nov 22, 2021 4:10 AM

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Posted on Nov 23, 2021 7:12 AM

Hello Yezd,


It sounds like you need some help reinstalling Mac OS on your MacBook Air. We will be happy to assist.


The article attached to the thread can walk you through reinstalling the OS. If that's not helping, can you tell us what happens when you attempt this?


Are you seeing any error messages when attempting the reinstall?


Does this article help?


If an error occurred while updating or installing macOS


Please let us know. We're standing by.


Cheers!

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Nov 23, 2021 7:12 AM in response to Yezd

Hello Yezd,


It sounds like you need some help reinstalling Mac OS on your MacBook Air. We will be happy to assist.


The article attached to the thread can walk you through reinstalling the OS. If that's not helping, can you tell us what happens when you attempt this?


Are you seeing any error messages when attempting the reinstall?


Does this article help?


If an error occurred while updating or installing macOS


Please let us know. We're standing by.


Cheers!

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Nov 23, 2021 12:47 PM in response to merlinapple

I tried all recommended procedures to reinstall IOS but nothing worked until it was trying to install Lion(default option available). After many attempts all of sudden High Sierra appeared by itself which resolved the problem……


I think persistence was the key mantra in this case

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