If you don’t have a backup system in place, I highly recommend investing in one before you install a new version of macOS. You can find a large number of external enclosures, drives, and SSDs, as well as a portable and easily-carried-with-you Envoy Pro EX high-performance USB 3 or Thunderbolt bus-powered SSD storage. With the backup recommendation out of the way, let’s get started with the error messages.Ĭould Not Write Installation Information to Disk #Tableau on mac install issues portable This message usually shows up as a sheet that drops down from the macOS or OS X installer shortly after you start the install process. It may seem odd but the usual cause is a corrupt installer, and simply deleting the installer app and downloading a new copy will likely fix the issue. The error message seems to occur most often when the Mac installer is downloaded from a third-party site. This is a good reason to download the official copy from the Mac App Store or join the free public beta program if you want to try out a new version of the Mac OS early. Try using Disk Utility’s First Aid capabilities to test and repair your disk, as outlined in First Aid: Verify and Repair HFS+, APFS Drives with Disk Utility.Ĭould Not Find Installation Information for This Machine Other possible causes include a damaged boot drive. You may run across this error message when you’re performing a clean install of the Mac OS and have erased the startup drive.

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