
The software update could not be personalized. A notice may read something like this: "While preparing the update, an error occurred. You may not be able to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery if you wiped your Mac Studio before updating to macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. If the installer doesn't recognize your drive or claims it can't install on your Mac or volume, you might need to use Disk Utility to delete it first. These restart incidents are to be predicted and are not cause for concern. Your Mac may restart and display a bar at the top numerous times during the macOS installation procedure, and the display may be blank for minutes at a time. If you're given the option of installing on Macintosh HD or Macintosh HD Data by the installer, go with Macintosh HD. Select Reinstall macOS from the tools panel once macOS Recovery has started.įollow the installer's directions by clicking Continue.

If you're prompted to choose a user whose credentials you remember, choose the one you want, click Next, and then enter their admin password. Select the Options gear icon, then click Continue. Switch on your Mac Studio and keep pressing and holding the start button until the startup choices box appears.

How to start up in macOS Recovery and reinstall macOS on Mac Studio? If you're having trouble running macOS Big Sur or Monterey on an Apple Mac Studio computer, or if you want to start over with a fresh installation of the operating system, you'll reboot into macOS Recovery, which is done slightly differently on Apple Silicon Macs than on Intel Macs.Ĭontinue reading to learn how to boot your Apple Silicon chip-powered system into macOS Recovery and reinstall macOS on Apple Silicon Mac, such as Mac Studio.
