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Cannot complete installation for macOS High Sierra.

Just keep getting message to try again. No reason given for the failure.

Any advise


Have run disk utility from recovery and still get the same error message.


MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Apr 8, 2021 11:20 PM

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Posted on Apr 8, 2021 11:33 PM

speedmiester Said:

"Cannot complete installation for macOS High Sierra

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A Failing Hard Drive, Perhaps?

While in Disk Utility, select the drive and then click the First Aid button on the top of the window. Run First Aid and see if you get any errors of a failing hard drive. If so, then it is time for a new hard drive.

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Apr 8, 2021 11:33 PM in response to speedmiester

speedmiester Said:

"Cannot complete installation for macOS High Sierra

———-


A Failing Hard Drive, Perhaps?

While in Disk Utility, select the drive and then click the First Aid button on the top of the window. Run First Aid and see if you get any errors of a failing hard drive. If so, then it is time for a new hard drive.

Cannot complete installation for macOS High Sierra.

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