How to Restore a Macbook Pro
Back up any files you want saved to an external hard drive or online cloud storage system., Power off your Macbook and connect it to a power source., Power on your Macbook Pro and wait for the Apple startup sound. , Press and hold Command + R...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Back up any files you want saved to an external hard drive or online cloud storage system.
Restoring your Macbook Pro will wipe and erase all the data from your computer’s hard drive. -
Step 2: Power off your Macbook and connect it to a power source.
This will prevent your computer from shutting down and interfering with the restoration process.,,, Your Macbook will prompt you to select your Internet connection type. , An Internet connection is required to reinstall OS X and the latest updates from Apple.
The Recovery menu will display on-screen after your Macbook connects to the Internet. ,, The default startup disk on the Macbook Pro is “Macintosh HD OS X.” ,, This will instruct your Macbook Pro to erase the startup disk so it can reinstall OS X. ,, When the process is complete, your Macbook Pro will be restored to the original factory settings., In some cases, your computer may take up to several hours to reinstall OS X, depending on your Internet speed.
If the progress bar has not advanced after one hour, select the option to quit installation or reboot your computer to restart the installation process., This step can often help resolve problems associated with reinstalling OS X.
Restart your Macbook Pro and launch Disk Utility.
Select the disk you’re trying to restore in the left column of Disk Utility.
Select the “Partition” tab, then click and drag the resize corner of the partition to make the partition slightly smaller.
Click on “Apply,” then follow the steps outlined in Part One of this article to reinstall OS X., Follow steps #3 and #4 from Part One to access the Recovery menu.
Select “Reinstall OS X,” then select “Continue.” Click on “Continue” when a dialog informs you about verifying eligibility with Apple, then click “OK.” Click on “Utilities” from the menu bar and select “Terminal.” Type “date” into Terminal, then press Enter.
The date displayed on-screen will be incorrect, and is the source of your error.
Type “date,” followed by the correct date using the format MMDDHHMMYYYY (Month, Date, Hour, Minute, Year).
Exit Terminal, then follow the steps outlined in Part One to reinstall OS X. -
Step 3: Power on your Macbook Pro and wait for the Apple startup sound.
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Step 4: Press and hold Command + R immediately after hearing the startup sound.
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Step 5: Release the Command + R keys when the Apple logo displays on-screen.
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Step 6: Select your Internet connection type from the options provided.
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Step 7: Select “Disk Utility” from the Recovery menu
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Step 8: then select “Continue.”
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Step 9: Select the name of your Macbook’s startup disk in the left pane of the Disk Utility window.
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Step 10: Click on the “Erase” tab in Disk Utility
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Step 11: then select “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)” from the dropdown menu next to “Format.”
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Step 12: Enter a name for your disk
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Step 13: then click on the “Erase” button near the bottom of the window.
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Step 14: Close out of Disk Utility
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Step 15: then select “Reinstall OS X” from the Recovery menu.
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Step 16: Select “Continue
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Step 17: ” then follow Apple’s on-screen instructions to finish reinstalling OS X.
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Step 18: Avoid interrupting your Macbook Pro’s reinstallation of OS X.
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Step 19: Try resizing your hard drive or partition if you receive errors associated with OS X being unable to install or start up your computer.
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Step 20: Fix the time and date using Terminal if your Macbook Pro displays a message during the install that says
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Step 21: “An error occurred while preparing the install.” In some cases
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Step 22: inconsistencies with time and date will interfere with the reinstallation of OS X.
Detailed Guide
Restoring your Macbook Pro will wipe and erase all the data from your computer’s hard drive.
This will prevent your computer from shutting down and interfering with the restoration process.,,, Your Macbook will prompt you to select your Internet connection type. , An Internet connection is required to reinstall OS X and the latest updates from Apple.
The Recovery menu will display on-screen after your Macbook connects to the Internet. ,, The default startup disk on the Macbook Pro is “Macintosh HD OS X.” ,, This will instruct your Macbook Pro to erase the startup disk so it can reinstall OS X. ,, When the process is complete, your Macbook Pro will be restored to the original factory settings., In some cases, your computer may take up to several hours to reinstall OS X, depending on your Internet speed.
If the progress bar has not advanced after one hour, select the option to quit installation or reboot your computer to restart the installation process., This step can often help resolve problems associated with reinstalling OS X.
Restart your Macbook Pro and launch Disk Utility.
Select the disk you’re trying to restore in the left column of Disk Utility.
Select the “Partition” tab, then click and drag the resize corner of the partition to make the partition slightly smaller.
Click on “Apply,” then follow the steps outlined in Part One of this article to reinstall OS X., Follow steps #3 and #4 from Part One to access the Recovery menu.
Select “Reinstall OS X,” then select “Continue.” Click on “Continue” when a dialog informs you about verifying eligibility with Apple, then click “OK.” Click on “Utilities” from the menu bar and select “Terminal.” Type “date” into Terminal, then press Enter.
The date displayed on-screen will be incorrect, and is the source of your error.
Type “date,” followed by the correct date using the format MMDDHHMMYYYY (Month, Date, Hour, Minute, Year).
Exit Terminal, then follow the steps outlined in Part One to reinstall OS X.
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