Pretty simple method if you want to go back without a hastle or got a laptop off someone and are getting the temporarily not available message. Command+R to start internet system recovery go back to OS X Lion. Only to realize that Serato Scratch live was not compatible with Sierra as i am running SL1 lol.Īnyways had to go back to OS X LION so same process erase hard drive. It installed OS X LION and i then upgraded to Sierra. Step 1: Double-check to see bootable USB flash drive is securely connected to your Mac and restart the computer.
BAMCIS it was that easy to get it to factory settings. How to clean install OS X El Capitan on your Mac. It provides a sleeker user interface with an eye-catching environment the users can find everything with the glimpse of an eye. Restarted it while holding down command+R and the internet system recovery began. Among different Mac OS X releases, El Capitan 10.11 is known as a prominent release now known as macOS El Capitan providing numerous enhancements and a wide range of powerful features. After shutting it down i turned it back on and a folder with a question mark came on and couldnt get anywhere. So i got pissed and shut down the computer as everything i had read had not worked. I erased the hard drive and when i went to reinstall i wasnt able to install el capitan using my icloud id that i have for my ipad. So the person i bought it from didnt know how to reboot it so i went online.Ĭommand+R brings up the 4 option menu. If this program is missing or will not run, then move it to the trash and empty the trash, followed by re-downloading it.
Open the program called Install OS X El Capitan. If youre tight on hard drive space, there are a few good places to check: the MobileSync folder (which. As such, youll want to have at least 10GB free5 for the install, 5 for overall system speed. Ok so i just bought this macbook pro and i am really good with computers. First, the OS X installer should run automatically, but if not then you can try running it manually: Go to the Applications folder. OS X Yosemite was a 5.72GB install, and its a good bet that OS X El Capitan will land somewhere in that vicinity.