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    PowerPC iMaC G3 MacOS 9 installation failed

    I can't install Mac OS 9 on iMac G3. Installation process failed on "Starting Up..." stage. (Now it works with MacOS 10.2)
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    Installing MacOS Ventura from a thumb drive... issue...

    I bought a refurbished M1 Mac Mini from Apple direct a few months ago. I had trouble upgrading to MacOS Venura; the MacOS updater did not get along well with my internet connection. So I used Jeff Benjamin's handy YouTube "How to create a macOS Ventura bootable USB installer" video and...
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    How to create a bootable installer

    I'm recycling some donated computers that Goodwill here resells. Of course these have reached the end of their lifecycle so they usually only support snow leopard. The next step is trying a more recent OS. My first step was to use the standard method to create a USB that would install LION...
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    New SSD in MacBook Air 13" Mid 2013 - Can't install MacOS

    Hi all, because memory was running out I bought a new SSD (Samsung PM981 512GB NVMe M.2, with adapter) for my MacBook Air 13" Mid 2013 (A1466). Before the installation I made a TimeMachine-Backup on an external SSD. I also created an installation USB stick for macOS Catalina (is also currently...