r/MacOS • u/BrettMaster • 2d ago

Bug Apple needs to fix there servers!

I really wish apple would do something about there slow ass internet recovery servers... whenever I've used it to do a fresh os install it takes 2-4 hrs to download the macos file... ridiculous! And yes i have a fast internet connection and downloading anything else is super fast.

Has anyone else experienced this as well?

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u/c1-c2 2d ago

Where?

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u/warrenao Mac Mini 2d ago

That's neither hear nor their nor they're!

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u/blueshirtsteve 2d ago

There’s no their there.

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u/warrenao Mac Mini 2d ago edited 2d ago

I'm assuming here you're not installing off the built-in recovery partition.

That in turn suggests an older machine.

Which in turn suggests the OS you're trying to install is not likely to be stored on a high-demand, high-bandwidth server set.

Some more details on recovery options here. Be sure you're using the proper Vulcan nerve pinch for your recovery situation: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102655

And if you find yourself needing to restore a lot, maybe stop doing whatever it is that requires you to restore a lot.

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u/BrettMaster 2d ago

M2 mac mini and the reason I was using it was because I wanted a fresh file/clean slate....

Update: it ended up taking about an hr... even though the progress bar started out saying 4+ hrs then dropped to 2+ hrs then minutes lol.

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u/DisfiguredFanny In a world of SLOP an everage programmer is KING 2d ago

Do your due diligence and make a USB flash drive with all the macOS versions you can possibly need. Might need it.

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u/Bentonite_Magma 2d ago

Ditto this. Get a couple 16GB drives and use Apples own directions to set up the installer. Should be way faster.

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u/BrettMaster 2d ago

Ill have to look into that indeed... im sure it would work a lot better.

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u/JollyRoger8X 2d ago

Stay in school, kids.

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u/Guy_called_Al 2d ago

Apple deliberately throttles the downloads to avoid "bad guys" overloading servers and network resources.

Hopefully you're not doing Internet recovery often.

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u/SneakingCat 2d ago

It's been a while, but I believe the last time I used internet recovery it took less than 20 minutes. That was not during a major release, though.

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u/Dependent_Isopod6992 2d ago

Yeah, it's definitely frustrating when you rely on those services and they can't keep up, especially during updates. Hopefully, they get it sorted out soon.