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Tsouchet

macrumors newbie
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Dec 17, 2014
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I tried updating my Mac to yosemite and it is stuck at this screen .. Not sure what to do it's been like this for hours
 

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yodudears7

macrumors newbie
Jun 29, 2013
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Santa Cruz CA
It may sound risky, and can be risky, you may have to hold the power button down and cancel the installation. I have never had an update get stuck, but sometimes they can take awhile.
Again, shutting down mid installation may damage your OS! But thats the only way out that I can think of.
 

Tsouchet

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Dec 17, 2014
2
0
It may sound risky, and can be risky, you may have to hold the power button down and cancel the installation. I have never had an update get stuck, but sometimes they can take awhile.
Again, shutting down mid installation may damage your OS! But thats the only way out that I can think of.

I did just that and it worked! it was scary cause i didn't want to damage the OS! but it worked ! thank you
 
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