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

[@SabiBisceglia]

You're incredible for making this video while skydiving!

[@thugz_mind3950]

😂😂😂

[@RedtronKH]

Hahahah

[@bogusrecords9815]

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[@jmoney151015101]

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[@CedricLlwyd]

That’s amazing!

[@RoneRone21]

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!

[@ArialArialArial]

It's called "God guided you"

[@VLLL400]

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

[@setfoundation.caribbean]

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.

[@ale1054]

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!

[@syedalimehdinaqvi1]

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

[@blooop7334]

Did you ever fix the issue?

[@syedalimehdinaqvi1]

@@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]

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

[@Bluntedco.]

i did 2013 or 2016 and the date worked i made a boot able usb with the file and it worked for me.

[@hansatinnit7956]

​@@Bluntedco.I do that and it doesn't work

[@maisonbradley3925]

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

[@setfoundation.caribbean]

Same here tried a lot of videos to try and fix this

[@SOLITARY80704]

Bruh ive been there for a week😂 now im i found this vid

[@AshwanthRajKumar]

Same here

[@ladyeve80]

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!

[@LouJefe]

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!

[@RafisSabitov]

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!

[@LaShrew]

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 🤟

[@sangerbois]

Thank you so much. You don't know how blessed I am for this video. I'm liking and subscribing.

[@joaquinmolano8257]

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!

[@ShivKumar-qo5ql]

why it doesn't work for me 😢

[@robertrrosas6919]

Thanks!

[@RedtronKH]

Thanks you so much for your support❤

[@eddies5108]

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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@johncoyle3001]

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

[@Peatex]

same here..apple sucks

[@bbsmajdbwmdjdje4849]

@@Peatex same

[@alexandramacarthurlegalass3262]

Thanks! You're a genius. Thank you!!

[@abhishekadhikary4426]

There is an error when I try to login to my apple account. Do you know why?

[@therealteddydavid6293]

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 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@dimitrischatzoulis8129]

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

[@classychicas1778]

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

[@jasonlugtu920]

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!

[@im__anjalithakur]

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

[@jayferrer]

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

[@gabrielmaoilios]

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

[@benriddlemusic]

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

[@JustPierreMusic]

I did everything as described, but once I login to my iCloud, the mouse cursor just spins as if it’s loading. Then nothing happens at all.

[@ogsteve3148]

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

[@carlossanchez1290]

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

[@asarah181]

This fixed the intial error and I was able to proceed to the next couple of steps. However when trying to sign in with my Apple ID I get the error “Forbidden 403” is it not possible to reinstall the OS X El Capitan?

[@johnantonsenschulz7692]

Did you figure it out? Same issue I have now.

[@cj1613]

@@johnantonsenschulz7692 me too

[@donjohnson7505]

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

[@kasper.klem1]

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

[@SkinnySkinch]

I am having this same issue but when I typed date in terminal the date was already correct. What else can I try to fix this? Its a 2017 MacBook Pro running macOS Sierra

[@joshuaschmitz2023]

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

[@mb.dreaaa]

same problem here

[@daloflower]

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?

[@NaturalExplorerNZ]

me too

[@intellectualhomie]

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

[@asarah181]

This worked and nothing had worked for me previously. Thank you for making such a clear video for this problem!

[@RedtronKH]

Glad it helped!

[@irvingfarias683]

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

[@aagarthur]

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

[@ctkk_kk]

Omg I love you bro you save my MacBook Pro 2017 🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@realityofficially4444]

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

[@jasonhu6974]

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

[@Chrisleeofficial._]

What if the date is correct….

[@DanKirchner5150]

my question too

[@stewartho724]

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

[@yamkelakimbili6739]

I'm working on that

[@dansdosis]

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

[@lumiel4real]

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

[@AdiRosli]

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

[@devinautari8688]

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?

[@mariamlambo5395]

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

[@mannytgarcia]

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

[@qtPainkiller]

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

[@Misaoss01]

I needed this video years ago! ThankYOU

[@Yeshfie_5510]

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.

[@unnoticed]

Thank youuuuu been trying to fix my Mac forever now

[@tarikahmet83]

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

[@djJAWA]

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?

[@selenalandryoffical]

Did you find a solution? I have the same problem…

[@asarah181]

Me too!! Were you able to figure it out?

[@djJAWA]

@@asarah181 unfortunately, I felt like I tried everything and eventually gave up on this. I ended up looking for macs at local repair shops and computer stores and found a great MacBook.

[@djJAWA]

@@selenalandryoffical just seeing the replies here, I responded to this on the next comment. I hope you had better luck.

[@paulinnesabino3473]

Any solution about i?

[@glennreponte9210]

Same I experienced that error and was able to solve it. You can’t simply just type the date when the macOS was released. The main issue here is the codesigning in which it has expiration over certain period of time. Best remedy if you forgot when did you create the bootable installer and if you have another device is to re-install the installer app to the applications folder. Get the app info by right clicking the icon and use that date WHEN IT WAS CREATED Trust me, it works like a charm

[@ung2002]

Thank you very much guy. This vdo was very helpful. It sloved my issue problem.

[@nomorel7884]

Brother you are a genius!! Thank you for helping us with this problem

[@Hung-sn3zv]

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]

Same issue.

[@RedtronKH]

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

[@RedtronKH]

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]

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

[@Hung-sn3zv]

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

[@Pookie350]

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

[@banueloscesar26]

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

[@ItssHaBeNN]

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

[@euallisson]

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]

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

[@brauliomateo9085]

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

[@Dokuloge]

​@@brauliomateo9085u got it fixed now ? 😂💀

[@boarderc4]

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

[@RedtronKH]

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

[@mizu176]

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

[@shanks0092001]

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

[@dannybose]

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

[@Kai3748]

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

[@asarah181]

Me too, would love to know if you were able to figure it out

[@paulinnesabino3473]

Same here

[@HristoCvetkov12]

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

[@unknownsamoan01]

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 🙏🏾👊🏾

[@AnyaKimochi]

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

[@ATL-jaiteh]

U have solved my problem god will blessed u

[@MancusoHomes]

Im still getting the same error but it doesn't happen till the very end of the load process. PLEASE HELP!

[@shriram0506]

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

[@piemeass]

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

[@darkmagician805]

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

[@mhlengithabiso1864]

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

[@rickdeveloper9530]

THANKS ALOT BRO YOU THE BEST AND YOU SLOW SO ITS VERI EASY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU TEACH JUST BE A TEACHER

[@xolanimthambeka7203]

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

[@OCCleaning]

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

[@seanvanginkel]

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

[@tammybaileyhaynes2874]

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

[@Chanettes_Unique]

Thank alot it worked, I appreciate KZbinrs like u

[@diangwiney]

i did it right but still the license did not appear, but “a required download is missing”

[@Lady11777]

Did you figure this out I had same exact issue required download missing

[@couturesounds]

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

[@MegaCookie105]

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

[@KaifiRKhan]

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

[@brandowsk]

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

[@romainsarda7360]

Solved my issue on a 2008 macbook pro! Thanks a lot!

[@Kirmo13]

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

[@karoongrg]

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

[@johntan3405]

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

[@al1en635]

i swear to god i love you sooo much omg thanks bro i am soo close to something but you saved me

[@RedtronKH]

Really appreciate your love 🎉❤️

[@CapitaineGMC]

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.

[@ethan0898]

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

[@BaydonStrauss]

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

[@MoonlitPathWitch]

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

[@tracylarson2045]

Thank you, super informative you're a great teacher.

[@jasonlevy5476]

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

[@DjoleMakedonski]

I tried this but still I cant not repar

[@PaulFerriols]

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.

[@sohailasghar989]

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

[@sofiiscool]

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

[@djabedo]

I have the same problem too

[@zarajack426]

@@djabedo Me

[@allynguzo1209]

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

[@thergpodcast]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR. YOUR VID WAS HELPFUL

[@RedtronKH]

Glad it helped