How to Use Internet Recovery to Reinstall macOS - All Options!

In this video, I will show you how to use the various bootup hotkeys to get into and use Internet Recovery to reinstall macOS. This video includes instructions on how to reinstall the newest version of macOS compatible with your computer, or the oldest version available (plus versions in between).

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[tarrence]

Thank you, simple video that was easy to follow along to restore my Macbook Air 2017 to it's original MacOS, I was finding that the newer OS was not compatible with the software I once enjoyed using on it, I cannot thank you enough.

[memorytrackstherapy]

Your video sorted my daughters troublesome old mac out - thank you!

[iequalrandomness]

Thank you! this was very helpful! I was stuck on that Flashy Folder.

[dusann.]

Still works without a problem, just be sure to select “Set up later” when it asks for Apple ID, just to be sure.

[nikduffield]

Ok my MacBook will not boot after using internet recovery, why is this?

[GFAYZOS]

Thank you very much for the help brother, this helped tremendously.

[iamReags]

This saved me from buying a flash drive. A million thank yous

[jc-nqog]

Help please! I reset my macbook air. Now im stuck! Cant install macos sierra. Always failed and try again later it says. Thanks

[kyree]

I need your help please when I try to install the Lion Mac OS it won’t let me login to my Apple ID to finish the install

[basitQ]

This video really helped me for my mac. Thanks alot.

[MrWarrenx]

Brilliant video, More helpful than talking to Apple on the phone and you get proper results
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[suavenorico]

I have a MacBook Pro 13’ Mid 2012. And the other videos almost worked, as far as accessing the Internet recovery mode. but I could never finish creating a Disk for the installation. This one allowed me to recreate a Disk as explained, but after attempting to select the disk to be installed with the macOS Catalina, the installation process was not successful after waiting for the time frame it provided(23min). An error pop-up appeared stating that “An error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running this application again. I have tried it 3 times and the same error pop-up reappears again. I do not know what to do from this point on to successfully fix my problem and gain regular access to my laptop again. I was so happy, only to be just as disappointed as I was before.

[TOR-kgrk]

After some running comes with this message: Can’t download the additional components needed to install Mac OS X. What would be the fix?

[jeremiedeguzman]

Does installing Mac OS delete personal saved data on the computer?

[stevenA]

I have a MacBook A1181 that came with Snow Leopard and I have been trying to get it to factory restored. I know it doesn't have or came with a recovery partition but I can't for the life of me get it to use the Install Snow Leopard DVD. It always ejects the DVD when I hold command + R. Is there anything I can do to get this thing to do a factory restore? I can't get into the app store at all. It says "Cannot connect to the app store"

[foxyfanfan]

Whaat? Shift option command r doesn’t work for me?! It just puts me on the latest Mac OS when I got my MacBook it has macOS snow leopard but when I try to use both commands it uses high Serra

[gangstaxsy]

After I get into MacOS Utilities page, stays for couple of seconds and it turns off and restarts again. What might be the issue

[PotionTheChemist]

4:39 everything up until this timestamp worked. But when I go to reinstall the os I get a message saying “The Recovery Server could not be contacted” PLEASE HELP!!

[djdanzyrn]

When I hit the Continue button on the installation of Sierra, in my case, it says "The installer information on the recovery server is damaged"

[hardcoreMF]

I've installed two different SSD Cards, and none show up once I do the Disk Utility. Can anyone please help ??