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samim73
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Not restart, my Mac, please help me


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Posted on Sep 23, 2026 11:57 AM

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Matti Haveri
User level: Level 7 (22,314 points)

Sep 23, 2026 11:34 PM in response to samim73

Sierra and High Sierra Recovery have for a long time been buggy on Apple's servers. Below are the workarounds. I'd install High Sierra rather than Sierra if the Mac supports it.


https://mrmacintosh.com/fixed-an-error-occurred-while-preparing-the-installation-macos-sierra-recovery-error/


https://mrmacintosh.com/how-to-fix-the-recovery-server-could-not-be-contacted-error-high-sierra-recovery-is-still-online-but-broken/

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256363610