i cant install mac os lion on my old mac

so i dont know why but for some reason my mac was shutted down, maybe when i tried to install windows there, and my system was crashed. so my friend sayed i need to upload a system. but i cant upload that system. friend sayed i need to find that original version of lion os, because even the version from apple site doesnt work for me. i have imac 2012

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Posted on Oct 4, 2022 12:04 PM

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Posted on Oct 4, 2022 1:03 PM

Hi,


Anything of interest in the following articles?

How to download macOS - Apple Support

https://www.macworld.com/article/673061/how-to-use-mac-recovery-mode.html


https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/index-imac.html

See the specifications for your exact model. You cannot use a system version earlier than the one originally installed.

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Oct 4, 2022 1:03 PM in response to gmaksuss

Hi,


Anything of interest in the following articles?

How to download macOS - Apple Support

https://www.macworld.com/article/673061/how-to-use-mac-recovery-mode.html


https://everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/index-imac.html

See the specifications for your exact model. You cannot use a system version earlier than the one originally installed.

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