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Tried to reinstall the macOS and its keeps failing. What can i do without losing files? (iMac late 2015)

I tried to reinstall masOS on my mac after it got stuck when doing a software update and now cannot get it working (getting error; com.apple.osinstall error -3). How can i get it to come back on as normal without losing any files?

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Jan 27, 2022 7:00 AM

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Posted on Jan 27, 2022 7:11 AM

A Time Machine Backup  is very useful and can be used to Revert to Previous Working macOS.

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Tried to reinstall the macOS and its keeps failing. What can i do without losing files? (iMac late 2015)

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