Hello everyone,
So I just upgraded my 2019 Mac Pro from a 4TB SSD to an 8TB SSD. It was a system pull, and only had 22 TB written to it and under 20 hours of total use which is insane, so I decided to upgrade since the storage on my 4TB was running out anyways. Besides, I got it for completely free, so why wouldn't I upgrade 😅
So I installed the 8TB SSDs in the right order, connected the Mac Pro to my MacBook Pro (M3 Pro, 16") and restored in DFU mode.
All went well. After that, it booted in internet recovery, but absolutely nothing happens. It just stays on the spinning globe, there isn't even a progress bar, just the globe. And I let it run for over an hour, but still nothing. Rebooting didn't help. Booting from a macOS Sequoia USB also did not work as I cannot even get into the boot menu.
I saw @Regulus67 post about his journey back in 2024, but unfortunately my Mac does not magically boot into recovery as of right now, and I am kind of stuck here. I also have to do some work for a few clients tomorrow, so I'm completely stranded at this point.
What can I do??
So I just upgraded my 2019 Mac Pro from a 4TB SSD to an 8TB SSD. It was a system pull, and only had 22 TB written to it and under 20 hours of total use which is insane, so I decided to upgrade since the storage on my 4TB was running out anyways. Besides, I got it for completely free, so why wouldn't I upgrade 😅
So I installed the 8TB SSDs in the right order, connected the Mac Pro to my MacBook Pro (M3 Pro, 16") and restored in DFU mode.
All went well. After that, it booted in internet recovery, but absolutely nothing happens. It just stays on the spinning globe, there isn't even a progress bar, just the globe. And I let it run for over an hour, but still nothing. Rebooting didn't help. Booting from a macOS Sequoia USB also did not work as I cannot even get into the boot menu.
I saw @Regulus67 post about his journey back in 2024, but unfortunately my Mac does not magically boot into recovery as of right now, and I am kind of stuck here. I also have to do some work for a few clients tomorrow, so I'm completely stranded at this point.
What can I do??