Late 2012 macs unable to reinstall os x or restore from. Mac os x lion cannot download additional components. Cant download the additional compone apple community. Cant download the additional components needed to install. Hey guys, i was wiping my macbook pro because its a few years old and theres a lot of stuff on there that was making it run a little sluggish. How to install os x mountain lion with pictures wikihow. On my new ssd the download progresses fine however the download of mountain lion is stuck in a loop of downloading additional components. From the macbook, connect to the apple store and redownload the mountain lion installer. We also have a complete guide to installing and upgrading to mountain lion os x 10. Hello, my wife bought officemac 2011, which allows her to share it with 3 computers. I get this error cant download the additional components needed to install os x i have. Cant download additional components needed to install os x after that the download stopped, unfortunately. I like to use lion diskmaker, which currently works with either lion or mountain lion. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.
However, i get cannot download additional components. If youre using an earlier macos, use the app store instead. This is a good reason to download the official copy from the mac app store, or join the free public beta program if you want to try out a new version of the mac os early. Officemac 2011 for apples mountain lion microsoft community. Have fitted a 480gb ssd and tried using the internet recovery to install mountain lion. It is worth noting that i tried to restore lion previously this way and it came up with. If youre using macos mojave, choose apple menu system preferences, then click software update where youll find the upgrade. This article is part of our series of articles on installing and upgrading to lion os x 10. Reinstallation of os x lion on a 2011 macbook air youtube. Hi there i have used scottishs guide for making the mountain lion usb installer.
Im a bit of a mac noob so i didnt realise it had deleted the os along with my files. A window appears saying cant download the additional components needed to install os x. I saw the same problem on this discussions forum, but it didnt helped for me. Cant download additional components to install mac os x. Other possible causes include a damaged boot drive. Apple os x mountain lion is the latest release of the worlds most advanced desktop operating system. I installed macos but it has a problem cant download. Ask a friendacquaintance at workschool who owns a mac to download the mountain lion installer from the app store and use it to create a bootable usb installer drive. Install from the fresh download, which should contain all of the necessary components. Cant download additional components apple community. Rightclick on the installer and hit show package contents.
Ive never done a clean reinstall of mac os x lion over the internet without any physical media. I am using a bootable mac os x lion installation dvd which is fine and previously worked. I have wifi connection working but the same window appears over and over. Cant download the additional components needed to install os x. How to fix this item is temporarily unavailable mac book.
Macbook pro mid 2012 cant download additional components need to install mac os x 23. Another potential solution is to remove any ram over 4gb run the install and then put the additional ram back in after even then try and limit the ram slots to one, so not 2gb in each rather 1 slot with 4gb. Late 2012 macs unable to reinstall os x or restore from time machine backups j. Mountain lion includes over 200 new features to update your mac into the best computing experience yet. Can not download the additional components needed to install mac os x.
Cant download the additional components needed to install mac os x, anyone have any ideas on how to fix this info. You need to install a newer version of osx macos i would. Download this os installer how to upgrade to macos sierra on. After formatting the drive and starting the install i get a timer stating its going to take 2,393,938,938 and 8 minutes. Recovery disk included with macbook doesnt work either. I have messed up with my partition table, so i rescued my files using ubuntu livecd, reformatted the entire drive and going to make a clean install.
I am authenticated using my apple id and i can begin recovery of lion. With the new messages app, you can send text, photos, videos, contacts, web links, and documents to anyone using another mac, iphone, ipad, or ipod touch you can even start a. And the macintosh as destination and start restore. If you do want to download before installing, borrow someone elses mac to. It goes to internet recovery and is trying to install lion. Cant download the additional components needed to install macosx discussion in mac os x guest os discussion started by rebelinblue, sep 4, 2011. Cant download the additional components needed to install mac os x. Just download the install mac os x lion app from the mac app store and let it walk you through the remaining steps. I am unable to download the mac os x mountain lion installer so i cant do that. After being unable to install snow leopard, lion, and mountain lion on my fatherinlaws stubborn 2009 imac, i followed this guide to the t and mountain lion. Okay so i decided to reinstall lion on a macbook air 11 mid junejuly which my dad gave me after he used it for a while.
An email with a content code for the mac app store. Mac installation errors you may encounter and how to fix them. The installer should show up in your applications folder. Another potential solution is to remove any ram over 4gb run the install and then put the additional ram back in after even then try and limit the ram. But if you already own mountain lion and have downloaded it from the apple store then theres a simpler solution. Macbook pro mid 2012 cant download additional components. Click the price button in the upper left corner of the page. Click on the mountain lion button, or search for mountain lion. Macbook pro cant download the additional components trying to. If you are having problems downloading mountain lion to your new mac from the mac app store, you may not be alone. Can not download the additional components needed to install mac os x i have also tried to install lion with the usb key and. This method of distribution is convenient, but it also raises a number of questions. Hello apple community, i am in need of some desperate advice for my situation, i am trying to install mountain lion fresh, so i wiped my hdd since i didnt have anything important on it anyways, so i make a bootable usb.
Cant install mac os x mountain lion macrumors forums. Just did a factory restore on my 2012 mba and wanted to do a clean install of osx. After about 2mins it pops up saying cant download the additional components needed to install mac osx. This article is part of our series of articles on installing and upgrading to mountain lion. I installed macos but it has a problem cant download the additional components needed to install mac os x. Some new macs unable to reinstall mountain lion cnet.
Even easier, is to use one of the apps that specialize in creating installer partitions. Content codes are usually delivered within 1 business day but may occasionally take longer. I thought this video might be helpful to some people. I get this message when trying to install lion on a fresh hard drive, cant find the solution anywhere online.
How to fix macbook pro flashing folder, blinking question mark, white screen, freeze randomly duration. Cant download additional components need apple community. Like lion before it, mountain lion is available only as a direct download from apples mac app store. And just like lion, getting mountain lion is as easy as downloading an installer from the mac app storea few clicks and. If yours is much smaller, then download ml on another mac, and make a new installer, following the instructions on a variety of sites. Big problems with the installation of operating system on. I have fast internet but it says unable to install additional components. If you have lion, or mountain lion, installed before attempting a clean build a partition will be created to allow you to access components to rebuild the machine. Cannot download additional components for mac os x lion. Download os x mountain lion from the mac app store 1. Cant download the additional components needed to install mac os.
I just bought a macbook air with mountain lion installed on it and am trying to download. The error message is in danish and translates to something like. Big problems with the installation of operating system on imac. How to make a clean install of mac osx lion with a usb memory stick.
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