L33ee wrote:
So I have followed the step on the apple support site, but I have come to reinstall the OS on my macbook and it doesn't work. At first it wouldn't install the high sierra because it could install a pre boot. Now i have used the option to install the original Lion OS but this hasn't worked either. At first it couldn't get past the download additional content it would say error, now during installation I get the message INSTALL FAILED - Mac OS X could not be installed on the disc Macintosh HD because a recovery system can't be created.
Other macOS installation options
When you install macOS from Recovery, you get the current version of the most recently installed macOS, with some exceptions:
- On an Intel-based Mac, if you use Shift-Option-Command-R during startup, you're offered the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available. If you use Option-Command-R during startup, in most cases you're offered the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac. Otherwise you're offered the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available.
- If the Mac logic board was just replaced, you might be offered only the latest macOS that is compatible with your Mac. If you just erased your entire startup disk, you might be offered only the macOS that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available.
You can also use these methods to install macOS, if the macOS is compatible with your Mac:
How to reinstall macOS
Recovery (both M1 and Intel) — https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
