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Fixing Reinstallation Mac OSX issue "error occurred while preparing the installation."

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  • čas přidán 31. 01. 2021
  • hello guys and welcome back to redtron channel on youtube. in this video, I am going to show you how to actually fix the issue on mac os x reinstallation "an error occurred while preparing the installation. try running the application again."

Komentáře • 684

  • @SabiBisceglia
    @SabiBisceglia Před 2 lety +673

    You're incredible for making this video while skydiving!

  • @Chrisleeofficial._
    @Chrisleeofficial._ Před 7 měsíci +24

    What if the date is correct….

    • @DanKirchner5150
      @DanKirchner5150 Před 3 měsíci

      my question too

    • @stewartho724
      @stewartho724 Před 3 měsíci

      what if i even cannot change the date, because i cannot login

    • @yamkelakimbili6739
      @yamkelakimbili6739 Před 3 měsíci

      I'm working on that

    • @dansdosis
      @dansdosis Před 3 měsíci +3

      I’ve done everything, also with the date several times… IT STILL DOESN’T WORK AND ITS DRIVING ME FCKING CRAZY

    • @lumiel4real
      @lumiel4real Před 2 měsíci

      Me too if you find the answer tag me please ​@@dansdosis

  • @RoneRone21
    @RoneRone21 Před 3 lety +46

    Omg I have been trying to fix this for months!!!! I gave up a while back and just randomly decided to try again and your video was the first one I clicked! Thank you sooooo much!

  • @setfoundation.caribbean
    @setfoundation.caribbean Před 2 lety +26

    I just want to say thank you for this video you seem to be the only one who explains this so well. I've been trying for days to get this to work. Such a good explanation of what to do.

  • @syedalimehdinaqvi1
    @syedalimehdinaqvi1 Před 2 lety +15

    I have exact same date as of today but still having this error. What should i do ? Please let me know Thanks

    • @blooop7334
      @blooop7334 Před 5 měsíci

      Did you ever fix the issue?

    • @syedalimehdinaqvi1
      @syedalimehdinaqvi1 Před 5 měsíci +3

      @@blooop7334 yeah it cannot be fixed. Because the software is very old and this is not available anymore neither supported by apple. Thats why i say apple is CRAP

    • @blooop7334
      @blooop7334 Před 5 měsíci

      @@syedalimehdinaqvi1 dam that’s because I have issue with my mini Mac 2

  • @maisonbradley3925
    @maisonbradley3925 Před 2 lety +24

    OMG I’ve been at this for hours!! Thank you so much! I’ve ran through at least 30 videos step by step and none worked until I got here! Fs dropping a like and subscribing!! I can’t believe it was as easy as that

  • @VLLL400
    @VLLL400 Před 2 lety +2

    bro you LIFESAVER! Been trying so many videos for YEARS!! I gave up after trying for so long. Was gonna sell my macbook because I couldnt get in...guess im not selling it anymore! THANK YOU

  • @johncoyle3001
    @johncoyle3001 Před 3 lety +15

    Hey i changed the date but it keeps coming up saying a required download is missing. Any ideas?

  • @RafisSabitov
    @RafisSabitov Před 2 lety +1

    I have been trying to fix iMac 2007 for couple days! I tried find video on youtube all this time and your saved my iMac! Thank you so much!

  • @ladyeve80
    @ladyeve80 Před 5 měsíci

    Omg!!!!! You are a life saver!!! I’ve been googling and asking for help and working non stop on my computer for months!!!!!! Thank you so much!

  • @joaquinmolano8257
    @joaquinmolano8257 Před 2 lety +12

    Just wanted to say thank you for this video! My laptop was scheduled back in 2001 haha Was super relieved to see the loading bar move!

  • @ScottGwinnett
    @ScottGwinnett Před rokem

    OMG... I was gifted a 2010 Mac mini to work on as project and your video has helped me get off to a great start as I need to wipe it and start from scratch 🤟

  • @sofiiscool
    @sofiiscool Před 2 lety +9

    My date was correct but I still can’t getting the same error. Anyone can help?

    • @djabedo
      @djabedo Před 2 lety

      I have the same problem too

    • @zarajack426
      @zarajack426 Před 2 lety +1

      @@djabedo Me

    • @allynguzo1209
      @allynguzo1209 Před 2 lety

      @@zarajack426 have you managed to solve it. Because i get the same pop up even after changing my date

  • @oh_knee7173
    @oh_knee7173 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Thank you thank you thank you!!! People like you keep the world turning

  • @Kai3748
    @Kai3748 Před 7 měsíci +3

    When I try to sign in with my Apple ID it gives me 403 Forbidden

  • @eddies5108
    @eddies5108 Před 3 lety +19

    Thank you for the video. What if the date and time was correct the whole time, where do I go from there? Trying to complete the installation

    • @jtg8156
      @jtg8156 Před 2 lety +2

      Yea i was wondering the same thing as my time and date was just a few hours off. So I just went ahead and changed it to my present/current time exactly to see what would happen

    • @eddies5108
      @eddies5108 Před 2 lety +4

      @@jtg8156 man I did the exact same thing and none happen. So I hit up apple they said they restore it for free. I just gota set up appointment and it gooood

    • @thelifeofnyah
      @thelifeofnyah Před 2 lety

      @@eddies5108 literally whats happening to me did you go to apple

  • @jasonlugtu920
    @jasonlugtu920 Před rokem

    Thank you soo much! Very big help. I have an old MacBook Air Model which I last used back in 2019 and I remember mucking around with it and deleted everything/restored everything and I was stuck with this exact issue. I’ve left my MacBook collecting dust until I randomly thought of it and stumbled across this video which FIXED THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE I HAD!

  • @daloflower
    @daloflower Před rokem +3

    Hi I have an error code right before the installing is complete and says it could not be completed. I checked my utilities and the time stamp and dates are correct. How can I finish installing this?

  • @techprem777
    @techprem777 Před 2 měsíci

    Thanks you for the Install my MAC OS sir I genuinely appreciate to your work and I give a big heart to sir ❤❤❤

  • @joshuaschmitz2023
    @joshuaschmitz2023 Před rokem +2

    I need a part two
    Once I get past that screen it prompts me to enter Apple ID but it then says App Store is temporarily unavailable
    Any help would be appreciated

  • @jayferrer
    @jayferrer Před 2 lety +2

    i follow your steps,at the end i click continue to reinstall and it says A REQUIRED DOWNLOAD IS MISSING....why

  • @classychicas1778
    @classychicas1778 Před rokem +1

    Just saved my life…I almost threw it out after three years of trying!

  • @dimitrischatzoulis8129
    @dimitrischatzoulis8129 Před 2 lety +3

    You’re amazing my friend!
    It totally worked!
    I tried and searched almost everything!
    Thanks for sharing!

  • @ogsteve3148
    @ogsteve3148 Před 3 měsíci

    I’m glad people like u exist. The only one I can

  • @LouJefe
    @LouJefe Před 8 měsíci

    Thanks for this video! I watched so many videos and I gave up so many times and your video 2 years old and it worked! Thank You!

  • @carlossanchez1290
    @carlossanchez1290 Před 3 lety +3

    Audio was rough but i managed to bypass this error. Thanks again Mate

  • @gabrielmaoilios
    @gabrielmaoilios Před 7 měsíci +1

    Thanks so much Bro! This worked for early 2009 El Capitan Macbook Pro 17 that I was trying to reinstall.

  • @jasonhu6974
    @jasonhu6974 Před 2 lety +9

    You literally saved my life just then!! What a legend thanks for the video man! Much appreciated

  • @intellectualhomie
    @intellectualhomie Před rokem +1

    This worked in a matter of seconds, not even the Apple support team knew what to do.

  • @CapitaineGMC
    @CapitaineGMC Před rokem +1

    Let's see if it works for me. My issue is, I'm getting this error message at the very end of the reinstall process, when there's just 3 seconds left to finish.
    EDIT - unfortunately for me the date is already correct, so dunno what to do now.

  • @tarikahmet83
    @tarikahmet83 Před měsícem

    Brilliant, thanks for explaining the date code! Those worked great for my issue.

  • @vicgodro
    @vicgodro Před rokem +1

    I followed your instructions, but my macbook pro 2011 has mountain Lion. I still have the same error message when trying to update 😪😪

  • @benriddlemusic
    @benriddlemusic Před rokem +3

    This is amazing!!! You are the best! Thank you so much. I’ll go share it on the forums!!! Thanks 🙏

  • @banueloscesar26
    @banueloscesar26 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Mine after clicking agree it tries to install it for several hours and then it reboots. Do u have a way to fix that?

  • @euallisson
    @euallisson Před rokem +1

    Thanks for the video. What really worked for me was resetting the NVRAM. At first I didn’t try and even had Apple support with me for hours. Now it’s working fine 😉

    • @christianabdulahad570
      @christianabdulahad570 Před rokem +1

      How did you reset the NVRAM? Changing the Date didn’t work for me

    • @brauliomateo9085
      @brauliomateo9085 Před rokem

      @@christianabdulahad570exactly, changing the date don’t work for me

    • @Dokuloge
      @Dokuloge Před rokem

      ​@@brauliomateo9085u got it fixed now ? 😂💀

  • @ale1054
    @ale1054 Před 5 měsíci

    you saved my life bro thanks!!! This is my first time using a MacBook and I thought I just broke it or something like that!

  • @djJAWA
    @djJAWA Před 9 měsíci +2

    This helped me so much, but now I’m getting a “403 forbidden” error after I enter my Mac ID. What do I do now?

  • @mannytgarcia
    @mannytgarcia Před 2 lety

    Thank you man. You helped me resolve my problem. I had been scratching my head trying to re install the OS.

  • @gabrielbourke1194
    @gabrielbourke1194 Před 3 lety +9

    Checked the terminal and my date is actually correct and still i get the above error

  • @DjoleMakedonski
    @DjoleMakedonski Před rokem +1

    I tried this but still I cant not repar

  • @mhlengithabiso1864
    @mhlengithabiso1864 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks, I just set my date and time using this video, and then the thing is when I enter my Apple ID it does not go through, it popping the error saying "this apple id has not yet been used with app Store"when I click review it just goes back to the page where I choose where to install my operating system, please help me out with this

  • @irvingfarias683
    @irvingfarias683 Před rokem

    Life saver
    I couldn’t for the love of god reinstall the maoc and I tried from utilities and from a back up disk and nothing
    To believe that something like the date stops everything CRAZY !
    Thank you so much

  • @vidalcolin4900
    @vidalcolin4900 Před rokem +1

    Hey I did everything you told me to but it worked but after it won't show me any disks to install the Mac OS X. So does anyone have a solution for this I've been trying to work on my MacBook pro for about 2 hours now.

  • @sendnudes7976
    @sendnudes7976 Před rokem +1

    I have a problem of getting this message at the end of the installation and then it asks me to try again but it always crashes even when the date time is correct..

  • @unknownsamoan01
    @unknownsamoan01 Před rokem +2

    Thank you very much brother. So far so good. It’s reinstalling as we speak. So hopefully it works. I have gotten further than before so it’s looking good.
    Thanks again.
    Blessings 🙏🏾👊🏾

  • @kasper.klem1
    @kasper.klem1 Před rokem

    Had my MacBook Pro lying in drawers for years. Thank you very much😊😊😊

  • @aagarthur
    @aagarthur Před rokem

    Thank you I have had a none working mac and it finally works because of your video.

  • @Isabellaosses01
    @Isabellaosses01 Před 3 lety +3

    I needed this video years ago! ThankYOU

  • @Lilith-nt8iq
    @Lilith-nt8iq Před 9 měsíci +1

    You video help me in one step but I have another issue I hope you can help me in this, I correct the date and work but problem stated when is asking a username and password I have red letters that said “The server gave an error during download: 403 Forbidden” please if you know how to fix it send me you video 😅😅😢😢thanks in advance

  • @donjohnson7505
    @donjohnson7505 Před 3 lety +2

    I just did what you recommended and I’m happy and new subscriber. Thank you!

  • @therealteddydavid6293
    @therealteddydavid6293 Před 11 měsíci

    bruh y saved me i love y so much i just fixed my mac i have been struggling for yrs yr vid is only one reliable ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Yeshfie_5510
    @Yeshfie_5510 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I was trying this with my 2008 MacBook, but it didn't work. I was trying to reinstall mac os 10.8 mountain lion, so there could be something that was different which caused it to not work.

  • @shanks0092001
    @shanks0092001 Před 2 lety +1

    I am facing the same issue after setting the date as well. Any help?

    • @dannybose
      @dannybose Před 2 lety

      Me too! Hit me up if you find something...

  • @johntan3405
    @johntan3405 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I can understanding the background noise more than what you are talking about 👄 lol 😂

  • @thunda478221
    @thunda478221 Před 2 lety +1

    I followed what you said, successfully changed my date but when it came to sign in to apple all I got was this item is temporarily unavailable please try again later ☹

  • @belhadadhicham6080
    @belhadadhicham6080 Před rokem +1

    I have the same problem with Mac os x lion and no way with this astuce 🙁🙁

  • @Hung-sn3zv
    @Hung-sn3zv Před 2 lety +2

    My date was already correct when I checked the date in terminal. So this did not fix the issue. Any other suggestions to fix this error message?

    • @nick_lavish_life1121
      @nick_lavish_life1121 Před 2 lety

      Same issue.

    • @RedtronKH
      @RedtronKH  Před 2 lety

      Please make sure it’s a correct date and time as main issue cause by out of date installing

    • @RedtronKH
      @RedtronKH  Před 2 lety

      It’s not about having a correct current time, it’s about a specific time that I have giving in the video

    • @nick_lavish_life1121
      @nick_lavish_life1121 Před 2 lety

      @@RedtronKH thanks for the feedback.I’ll try that later on today.I’ll post my results

    • @Hung-sn3zv
      @Hung-sn3zv Před 2 lety +1

      @@RedtronKH I tried my current time and with the time you specified in your video but still doesn't work. Any other ideas?

  • @Eddy-Mark
    @Eddy-Mark Před 6 měsíci +1

    how can i bypass the log in with apple id they tell me unexpected error loading ever since

  • @user-te6rd4vi7t
    @user-te6rd4vi7t Před 27 dny

    What if the error keeps happening after correcting the date and time multiple times?

  • @HristoCvetkov12
    @HristoCvetkov12 Před 2 lety

    dude ,I love you!!! i`ve been stuck at this page for hours!!!!!! THANK YOU!

  • @mizu176
    @mizu176 Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you so much, it worked for my OS Mavericks Macbook pro I've been trying to fix it for years

  • @qtPainkiller
    @qtPainkiller Před 2 lety

    thank you so much! i never usually like videos but this one gets a like and a new subscriber!

  • @mariamlambo5395
    @mariamlambo5395 Před rokem

    Thanks, bro usually this tutorial doesn't help but urs did so thank you.

  • @ravipateluk
    @ravipateluk Před rokem +2

    "This item is temporarily unavailable"...NOW WHAT ? 😢

  • @Chanettes_Unique
    @Chanettes_Unique Před 2 lety

    Thank alot it worked, I appreciate CZcamsrs like u

  • @unnoticed
    @unnoticed Před 3 lety +2

    Thank youuuuu been trying to fix my Mac forever now

  • @raggedmythgaming7785
    @raggedmythgaming7785 Před 2 lety

    This worked, but now I get to the actual install part, and it's saying it's temporarily unavailable. The os x I'm trying to install is os x mavericks, this is a mid 2012 macbook pro A1278, and it's a macbook my aunt gave to me to fix from her work. Any suggestions?

  • @couturesounds
    @couturesounds Před rokem

    Did not work. My iMac is a late 2011 and no success. Any suggestions?

  • @AnyaKimochi
    @AnyaKimochi Před rokem

    Thanks for the help! Followed other videos and tips, but this was the video that resolved the issue :D

  • @nainabhandari24
    @nainabhandari24 Před 3 lety +4

    My system date is correct but still not able to fix this problem.

    • @DJRonnieG
      @DJRonnieG Před 3 lety +1

      Mine is halting at the apple i.d.
      I fear that this requires me to install an older version first which doesn't really interest me much.

    • @MohammadMjalli
      @MohammadMjalli Před 3 lety

      @@DJRonnieG i have the same problem so its not allowing me to download it from online

    • @muhammadichsan5831
      @muhammadichsan5831 Před 3 lety

      mee too

    • @Yasirraji
      @Yasirraji Před 3 lety

      I did the same but still showing the same error what to do ?

  • @MoonlitPathStudio
    @MoonlitPathStudio Před 4 měsíci

    My disk doesn't show up, so I can't continue with instalation. Any help please?

  • @israelkamonai6546
    @israelkamonai6546 Před 4 měsíci

    Trying to install but it keeps asking for apple ID to download from store.After i use my Apple ID,its saying i need to download Latest version...I mean wtf??

  • @jasonlevy5476
    @jasonlevy5476 Před 8 měsíci +1

    The issue occurs for me at the end of the install when it reaching the laat 30 secs of the MACOS Sierra

  • @ilovebenidorm7066
    @ilovebenidorm7066 Před 2 lety +1

    Hi, thanks for the nfo, it was the first time i could go so far in the re installation of El Capitan, after a complete installation it reboot and say that it can not continue because of components missing ?!?! I have a complete installation of El capitan in an external hard disk from my old imac 2008, the mac mini 2009 can start from this and works but i would like to have it on the main HD wh is completely erased where i try to install el capitan and now block at the end, do you have a solution ?

    • @RedtronKH
      @RedtronKH  Před 2 lety

      You’re doing the reinstalling os process ?

  • @boarderc4
    @boarderc4 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I'm getting this error after it installs the new MacOS. Any recommendations?

    • @RedtronKH
      @RedtronKH  Před 11 měsíci

      For new MacOS would be another way to set up and solve

  • @Pookie350
    @Pookie350 Před 2 lety

    Omg been trying for months to sort this you are a genius fyi this is the first ever post I have put on here but I am so great full

  • @karoongrg
    @karoongrg Před 4 měsíci

    It is said that ( a required download is missing ) …what should I do ?

  • @jjthoughts9920
    @jjthoughts9920 Před 2 lety

    but now when i change it to the correct date i'm getting a message that it is not verifed 😮‍💨

  • @WolfgangOrlinski
    @WolfgangOrlinski Před rokem

    how to add the space between the date and numbers? when I hit the space bar it doesn't create a space.. Any ideas?

  • @realityofficially4444
    @realityofficially4444 Před rokem +1

    Thanks so much this is Awesome the best have come across so far 🙌

  • @Badmankillaman
    @Badmankillaman Před 2 lety

    You are the best bro. I did it at the same day and one year later. Exact same time and date. It was crazy.

  • @KaifiRKhan
    @KaifiRKhan Před rokem

    thanks for saving innocent lives mate. havent tried your methodology yet but cant wait. thanks again for the help bro.

  • @shriram0506
    @shriram0506 Před 6 měsíci

    Thank you very much. I had the same issue and it is resolved now by following your video.

  • @piemeass
    @piemeass Před 3 lety +3

    Helped a lot. Thank you! Btw: Do you know where i could get a chopper?

  • @rachelhayes5057
    @rachelhayes5057 Před 7 měsíci

    I need help with install saying that i have a missing required download os x el capitan install i did the time thing like this video said but i'm stuck still

  • @ItssHaBeNN
    @ItssHaBeNN Před 11 měsíci

    Thank you so much you so helpful it took so long to figure out how to fix this

  • @darkmagician805
    @darkmagician805 Před rokem +2

    God bless you! I was stuck at the screen for years!

  • @AdiRosli
    @AdiRosli Před rokem +1

    I’m in Malaysia but it’s not working, not sure if the PDT time is entered correctly..

    • @devinautari8688
      @devinautari8688 Před rokem

      Same here, I'm in Indo and been trying to find out if i need to change the PDT to my timezone but i dont know how. Did you figure out to fix it?

  • @Gord.Stewart
    @Gord.Stewart Před rokem

    This did not work. I watched many videos. I still get an error trying to reinstall Sierra. Getting frustrated. I even cleared the NVRAM thing.

  • @guitar87_shadow65
    @guitar87_shadow65 Před 9 měsíci

    Hi would U mind help me I tried this on my Mac Pro it's downloaded but the problem I can't download and sign in my email or play CZcams
    I don't used my Mac pro now

  • @pinktr1angle
    @pinktr1angle Před 2 lety

    For some reason it isn’t working for me and it still says this item is temporarily unavailable. Is there anyway to fix this?

  • @Kirmo13
    @Kirmo13 Před rokem

    holyyy holy hoyy!
    It actually worked.
    Man I'm eterenly gratefull, I bought a macbookpro 2010 second hand and it's in chinese I had no idea how to do anything with it lol

  • @mkperez609
    @mkperez609 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I changed the date on mine and still giving issues for macOS Sierra 😔😔

  • @tammybaileyhaynes2874
    @tammybaileyhaynes2874 Před 2 lety

    Thank Man U helped out a big huge part of this fix couldn’t of don’t it without u

  • @user-kt7md4xi7w
    @user-kt7md4xi7w Před rokem

    mine is on the correct date and time but i'm still getting the same error. I tried installing from the internet or a bootable usb still getting the same error.

  • @seanvanginkel
    @seanvanginkel Před 2 lety

    Save to hard disc or the recovery one?
    They're both locked.

  • @xolanimthambeka7203
    @xolanimthambeka7203 Před rokem

    I really love how you explain everything. If you now restricted to sign in after finishing that step. How can one solve that one?

  • @brandowsk
    @brandowsk Před rokem

    Thanks, tried many videos, for many days, this worked, thanks again.

  • @MegaCookie105
    @MegaCookie105 Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you so much it actually work for my Yosemite version of my MacBook Pro

  • @sohailasghar989
    @sohailasghar989 Před 2 lety

    I did when you said but it doesn't work any idea how to fix it