how can we install the apple operating system
computer wont boot up instad it wound go white screen with a cross
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_-chagger Said:
"computer wont boot up instad it wound go white screen with a cross"
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Circle with a Link Through it:
Go Here: If your Mac Starts Up to a Circle with a Line Through it - Apple Support
So, Restore or Reinstall Anew:
A. Restoring the macOS:
Go Here: How to Reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple Support
Important: First, Back Up your Mac:
Prior to all of this, do you Create a Time Machine backup of your Mac? If so restore your Mac from it. If not, then take this as a learning experience, knowing to always create a backup of your Mac, prior to making any major changes to it (i.e. new install)
B. Reinstalling the macOS Anew:
See if this Site Helps: How to Reinstall the macOS Anew - No TMB Prior to Upgrade - User Tip. Format the hard drive with the applicable macOS, on step D.
In Depth:
Pretty much, it is a matter of:
- Erasing: and formatting your hard drive to APFS
- Installing: [the applicable macOS] via a USB Bootable Installer
- Restoring: info from a Time Machine Backup, using Migration Assistant
