Why does macOS Big Sur installation show crossed circle?

Hello, I am trying to install macOS Big Sur on Mac Book pro 15 retina using a bootable usb drive, but it shows support.apple.com/Mac/startup with a crossed circle. What could be the problem?




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MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Mar 27, 2025 10:35 AM

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Mar 27, 2025 1:10 PM in response to Buligi

Buligi wrote:

Hello, I am trying to install macOS Big Sur on Mac Book pro 15 retina using a bootable usb drive, but it shows support.apple.com/Mac/startup with a crossed circle. What could be the problem?



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MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.14


Not enough information.


if you are running " MacBook Pro 15 macOS 10.14" you can not go backwards unless you completed erase reformat the drive predicated the Mac ran that macOS version or early when shipped new—this depends on the exact Mac


macOS Big Sur - Technical Specifications - Apple Support


Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac View>Show All Devices

Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support


erase the top most ( parent drive ) not the container level, not the Volume level.



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