Hello.. I wiped my drive in disk utility now i am trying to install MacOS with a usb drive. I boot my computer and press option key and the drive comes up but when i click in it, it just brings me to internet recovery and never goes away :/ what do i do???
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Problems reinstalling MacOS with bootable USB.
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Commad+R will lead to Recovery reinstall instead of the USB boot and OP wants to install from USB, not from Recovery. The OP should prepare the USB drive as intended (using https://macdaddy.io/install-disk-creator/ for example).
I had the same problem a few weeks ago. It refused to boot from the USB, which was created properly per Apple's instructions.
In the end, I had to go through Internet Recovery to install macOS. You will likely need to do the same.
Good luck.
It sure helps when you tell us WHICH Mac you have?
If it has a t2 chip in it, and if you haven't previously DISABLED the "secure boot settings", it will refuse to boot from an external source.
If that's the case, and you DO have a t2 chip inside -- looks like you're going to have to boot to internet recovery (command-option-R at boot), and try to go on from there.
If that doesn't work, take it to an Apple Store genius bar.
If it has a t2 chip in it, and if you haven't previously DISABLED the "secure boot settings", it will refuse to boot from an external source.
If that's the case, and you DO have a t2 chip inside -- looks like you're going to have to boot to internet recovery (command-option-R at boot), and try to go on from there.
If that doesn't work, take it to an Apple Store genius bar.
