Hi - I have a Macbook Pro from 2009 which I wish to sell or give away. I've wiped the hard drive and trying to reinstall the OS but I get a message saying OSX can't be installed - 'there are no packages eligible for install'.
I assume the machine ws tring to install OSX but cann't find a version compatibel with a machine that age.
I had understsood you could install an workable OS irresective of the age of the machine.
What should I do?
Thansk very much for this.
I have now found the DVDs which came with the Macbook (I'd forgotten I had any!) and reinstalled the OS and the applications on those DVDs. I've then gone to Software Update and allowed the update to happen.
However, the OS version I have on the computer is now an older one than I had before I started. I know this because when I trued to install Pages and Numbers from the app store, I got a message that they can't be installed because they require OS 10.14 whereas the machine has only got 10.6.8
So I'm sure the machine is capable of running a more recent version than 10.6.8 - but how can I obtain and install it?
Thansk very much for this.
I have now found the DVDs which came with the Macbook (I'd forgotten I had any!) and reinstalled the OS and the applications on those DVDs. I've then gone to Software Update and allowed the update to happen.
However, the OS version I have on the computer is now an older one than I had before I started. I know this because when I trued to install Pages and Numbers from the app store, I got a message that they can't be installed because they require OS 10.14 whereas the machine has only got 10.6.8
So I'm sure the machine is capable of running a more recent version than 10.6.8 - but how can I obtain and install it?
Gfoxcroft wrote:
Hi - I have a Macbook Pro from 2009 which I wish to sell or give away. I've wiped the hard drive and trying to reinstall the OS but I get a message saying OSX can't be installed - 'there are no packages eligible for install'.
I assume the machine ws tring to install OSX but cann't find a version compatibel with a machine that age.
I had understsood you could install an workable OS irresective of the age of the machine.
What should I do?
What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac ...
How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
Gfoxcroft wrote:
Thanks, but the problem is that I don't think this tells me how to get the OS up to 10.14 which is the last one this machine is able to use. Just using Softwware Update leave the machine a couple of versions short.
What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac ...
2009 MBP hardware is limited to:
OS X 10.11 El Capitan - Technical Specifications:
https://support.apple.com/kb/SP728
How to upgrade to OS X El Capitan - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206886
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MacBook (Early 2015)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
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2009 is so old I am not sure how much effort I would put into it.
The letter of the law is re-install the OSX that shipped with the Mac— if that was DVD install the only way to get a copy of that OSX would be searching ebay or some such. This maybe unrealistic
However...You could make a bootable installer of macOS 10.11.6 using a different Mac...
How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support
Thanks, but the problem is that I don't think this tells me how to get the OS up to 10.14 which is the last one this machine is able to use. Just using Softwware Update leave the machine a couple of versions short.
Can't reinstall OS on a Macbook Pro
