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macOS Big Sur Installation Failed: 'An Error Occurred While Installing the Selected Updates'
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The downloaded file seems to be legit, what do you guys reckon?
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just give it a bit of break and try the download it worked after a few tries. And if it stop, when you redownload it should continue where it stopped...mine is 40 sec to go. Will keep all of you posted.
i am testing on my MacBook Pro 13" 2015 first before on my iMac 2018
Same issue in Ireland, just to confirm another region that doesn't work.Since reading your message I tried updating my third & final mac - my Mac Mini, from Software Update in System Preferences
That's giving exactly the same 'Installation Failed' error as my iMac and my MacBook Pro - even though I hadn't previously tried to update it.
So if its working for you then either it's an intermittent issue and you're luckyOr it could be a regional thing (?) I'm in the UK...
Here you go. Is it helping?
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Just to add, when going back into System Preferences after doing this, it then navigates to the installer.
Yep. A lot of us are in the same boat. (Not sure my download ever actually completed, but now it won't even try - just the error message right away).
Great idea, I did the same and it's downloading now...
I also connected to VPN in Australia and now Downloading
Planned day: download mac os Big Sur, start setup, go get groceries while it reboots.
Actual day: get fed up, go get groceries, come back, find computer no longer works ok, run disk utility for an hour or so, eat crackers previously planned for later.
Tomorrow: "Automatically Keep My Mac up to date" is checked. Therefore, I will check out Big Sur just after breakfast! 🍸😹
Actual day: get fed up, go get groceries, come back, find computer no longer works ok, run disk utility for an hour or so, eat crackers previously planned for later.
Tomorrow: "Automatically Keep My Mac up to date" is checked. Therefore, I will check out Big Sur just after breakfast! 🍸😹
http://swdownload.apple.com/content/downloads/50/49/001-79699-A_93OMDU5KFG/dkjnjkq9eax1n2wpf8rik5agns2z43ikqu/InstallAssistant.pkg
found this in twitter. Looks like an apple link
found this in twitter. Looks like an apple link
And Tim Cook is the head of the heads which means he should be first to go, right?
Waitasecond - are you saying that if we get the 'installation failed' message, we have the update downloaded and it is simply not able to install?
That is a different kind of problem, if that is what is happening.
My interpretation until reading your post was that the problem was accessing one of the Apple servers in order to pull the upgrade file. I do not think that my earlier upgrade attempts were successful in getting the full download to my computer . . .
Moderators - Could you review my original post please. This might turn things around quite quickly. I'm not expert, hence why I need to see if this is actually legit. Thanks!
Yeah ... changed my country via VPN and it's working fine now.
It's going molasses slow, however.