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Sierra standalone download?

I have an opportunity to get a Macbook Pro, only a few years old, at a great price. It will come without a hard drive. The hitch is, all of my current machines are at El Capitan and cannot go further; I can't download Sierra because the app store won't let me. I need a standalone, or another way to do this... any ideas?

Thanks!

Assuming the MacBook Pro can run Sierra, you will have to install El Capitan first then update to Sierra.

If that MacBook Pro originally shipped with 10.7 or newer, restart it with the Option, Command, and R keys held down, install the computer’s original OS, and then upgrade it to Sierra.

If that MacBook Pro originally shipped with 10.6.8 or earlier, use a Mac OS X install DVD, or use a different Mac to download the installer and either use DiskMaker X to create a thumbdrive from it or install it through Target Disk mode.

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I'm going to assume this MacBook Pro you're getting can run Sierra.

When you get your MacBook Pro and after you add a drive, boot into Internet Recovery (Command+Option+R). Install the OS it shows which might be earlier (e.g. Yosemite, Mavericks, etc.) than Sierra. It should be the most current version of the OS that shipped with that MBP. Add your user account. Then login to the App Store with your AppleID/password and download macOS Sierra. After it downloads, it will immediately bring you to the install screen where you can Quit and save a copy of the installer and then launch it again to actually install Sierra.

Niel wrote:

 

If that MacBook Pro originally shipped with 10.7 or newer, restart it with the Option, Command, and R keys held down, install the computer’s original OS, and then upgrade it to Sierra.

I could be wrong but if the OP's MacBook Pro came without a drive and he is adding a bare drive, I don't see how Recovery mode would work without a recovery partition.

Option, Command, R loads the internet recovery system (if available) no recovery partition needed,

If the MBP is recent enough then it may use internet recovery, which I believe it will default to in the absence of a local recovery partition. Of course we are all only guessing unless and until the OP can provide precise info about the MBP model in question.

Csound1 wrote:

 

Option, Command, R loads the internet recovery system (if available) no recovery partition needed,

Shows you how often I have had to do a recovery. lol

Luis Sequeira1 wrote:

 

If the MBP is recent enough then it may use internet recovery, which I believe it will default to in the absence of a local recovery partition. Of course we are all only guessing unless and until the OP can provide precise info about the MBP model in question.

Well the OP stated that it was only a few years old. So I assume it will work as CSound1 and yourself indicate.

The computers age will be the deciding factor in whether this works, 2009 and some 2010 models don't have Internet Recovery abilities, everything after 2010 does.

If you know what a 'few' years means to the OP, I for one do not have the ability to see what he means.

dialabrain wrote:

 

I could be wrong but if the OP's MacBook Pro came without a drive and he is adding a bare drive, I don't see how Recovery mode would work without a recovery partition.

The ability to use macOS Internet Recovery exists in the Mac's firmware, assuming that the Mac is new enough and its owner updated its firmware. "New enough" is described in Computers that can be upgraded to use OS X Internet Recovery - Apple Support.

You can completely remove one of their hard disk drives, install an unformatted one, format it, and install macOS using IR. That creates the local RP. I've done it many times. No Apple ID is required.

Selling or buying a used Mac without a HD is perfectly OK. It might be an attractive option for someone concerned about data security (another subject altogether).

Csound1 wrote:

 

If you know what a 'few' years means to the OP, I for one do not have the ability to see what he means.

Well let's see, a couple years means two, a few generally means less than five. But I suppose a few could mean six or more to the OP.

Thank you for point that out.

As I get older, 'few' means different things, after all a few years ago I was a teenager

John Galt wrote:

 

You can completely remove one of their hard disk drives, install an unformatted one, format it, and install macOS using IR. That creates the local RP. I've done it many times. No Apple ID is required.

Thanks John. I've never had to replace a drive so I wasn't really sure. I still stand by my first post that it would be easier and faster for the OP to create a bootable USB El Capitan installer seeing he has El Capitan on his other Macs and can download El Capitan. Internet Recovery can be slow.

But thanks for the info. I wasn't sure what happens with a bare disk.

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