Reinstalling El Capitan

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TBH you might have a bad disk if you're getting that kinda time for installs. (I'm a mac sysadmin, seen A LOT of dead macs). I was wondering what could cause that. Not a pro admin, but I’ve performed quite a few macOS installs and have never seen anything like it. FIX This Copy of the Install OS X El Capitan Application Can’t be Verified. If the issue is with your Computer or a Laptop you should try using Restoro which can scan the repositories and replace corrupt and missing files. This works in most cases, where the issue is originated due to a system corruption.

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  • Reinstall El Capitan on a computer alreadyrunning it

Upgrade from previous versions to OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)

  1. From the Apple menu, select App Store....
  2. When the App Store opens, search for and download El Capitan. If you don't already have an Apple ID, you'll need to create one. You can monitor the download process in the 'Purchased' section of the App Store.
  3. Once the download is complete, the installer should automatically open.

    If it doesn't, or you don't want to complete the installation at this time, you can come back later and double-click Install OS X El Capitan in your Applications folder.

    Within the installer, click Continue, agree to the license agreement, and then choose the disk where you want to install El Capitan.

    After you begin the installation, your computer may need to restart more than once before finishing, and then you may be asked to enter basic information.

  4. From the Apple menu, select App Store..., and then install any available updates.
Reinstalling

Reinstalling El Capitan

Reinstall El Capitan on a computer already running it

To reinstall or recover El Capitan, you must have an active internet connection. If you are on campus at IU, UITS recommends the wired Ethernet network instead of wireless. However, if IUSecure is your only option, see Connect to an IU wireless network in macOS if booted from your Recovery HD.

Reinstall while keeping files, applications, and settings

  1. Restart your computer, and immediately hold down command-r until the gray Apple logo appears.
  2. If prompted, select your main language and then click the arrow.
  3. Click Reinstall OS X, and then Continue. Follow the instructions on the screen, and then choose your hard disk. Click Install, and enter your Apple ID information if prompted.
  4. When the installation is complete, select App Store... from the Apple menu, and install any available updates.

Reinstall while erasing everything on your computer

  1. Restart your computer, and immediately hold down command-r until the gray Apple logo appears.

  2. If you see a screen asking you to select your main language, choose it, and then click the arrow.
  3. Click Disk Utility, and then Continue.
  4. In Disk Utility:
    1. Click your hard disk in the left column, and then click the Erase tab.
    2. Next to 'Format:', make sure OS X Extended (Journaled) is selected. In the 'Name:' field, give your disk a name. Click Erase.
    3. Once it's completed, quit Disk Utility.
  5. Click Reinstall OS X, and then Continue:
    1. Follow the instructions on the screen, and then choose your hard disk.
    2. Click Install. If prompted, enter your Apple ID information.
    3. Once the installation is complete, you'll be asked to enter basic information, and have the option to transfer data from another computer or backup.
  6. From the Apple menu, select App Store, and then install any available updates.

Reinstall El Capitan On Imac

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Kaminogi

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Reinstalling Os X El Capitan

I was trying to do a clean install of the OS since I had to give the laptop to my mother, so I rebooted the MacBook and held Cmd+R. Apparently everything was fine, I cleaned the disk and was reinstalling the OS but it was taking so much time (27hrs estimated and no sign that the process was progressing) that I quit the installation and tried the initialize disk once again, but failed at that. So I rebooted the whole system and now it seems that Cmd+R doesn't work anymore. All I can do is holding Option to select the drive, which doesn't lead me to anything. The system tries to boot but the screen with the Apple and the loading bar doesn't go away. I've thought to make a bootable USB but I don't really understand how through Windows.
Any ideas?
It really doesn't need to be El Capitan, I just want the Macbook to work.