macOS Big Sur Installation Failed: 'An Error Occurred While Installing the Selected Updates'

[steve333]

Failure is not a good look, Timmy.
Get your act together before announcing a release

 

[cmaier]

ok, switching my vpn to australia actually got the download to start again. so weird. It will take forever at this rate, but happy to at least see it doing something instead of giving me an immediate error message for once.

 

[BafS]

I confirm it works with a VPN in some countries

 

[Apple_Robert]

The install is making my Mac mini work hard. The fan is making a lot of noise. 23 mins left to finish install.

 

[LewisAllen23]

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!

 

[gcarmagnani]

I also connected to VPN in Australia and now Downloading

VPN to Australia is downloading ...... thanks

 

[Steve686]

Too many MacRumors folks trying to get the doggone download at the same time.

We need to take turns instead of overwhelming Apple all at once . . .

If this isn't sarcasm, just how many people can the Apple OS servers host for downloads concurrently? Doesn't seem anyone else here is privy to that info.

 

[2979382]

used a VPN to Australia and its downloading again, failed when I tried USA and other locations in EU

Yup. I can confirm. Just VPNd to Australia and it started downloading again. So this points yet again to potentially Akamai messing things up somehow. Just a few weeks ago we had very similar issues at work, where everything should have worked except for Akamai for some reason that took a ton of people and Akamai support engineers to finally fix. And yeah, wasn't our fault.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Me. I'm going to forget trying tonight; will try again friday night.

Beer and a good woman by your side will help you forget. I happen to be out of both at the moment. Lol

 

[Bezbozny]

I confirm also.. Australia VPN seems to work..

 

[vflabayog]

Can confirm VPN to Australia works.

 

[prombough]

Great idea, I did the same and it's downloading now...

Same. Worked for me. Restarted again! Thanks!!!!

 

[MacDevMike]

VPN worked for me guys. I set to Australia, and it immediately started downloading (fast).

 

[januarydrive7]

Anyone check the MD5 for a direct download from Apple's Software Update? I want to compare against the twitter link.

 

[uniquestevejobs]

The problem are 2 corrupt files in library/updates/001-79699 which is i guess the big sur update got corrupted.

Impossiblen to delete them..

 

[HAFENCITY]

what device are you downloading on

MBP16

 

[dewaynea]

Just finished a support chat with Apple. Tried several things and she indicated that the engineers are working on a solution and asked me to give them a couple of hours.

 

[EmirhanKaraman]

Guys which vpn app you are using??

 

[rneumannuk]

here about 2 hours remaining.......

 

[SpoonHandled]

VPN worked for me guys. I set to Australia, and it immediately started downloading (fast).

Mine is anything but fast VPN to Australia from UK says about four hours remaining hahahahaha

 

[DCswitch]

Yes! working for me too!!! And I was trying different locations earlier (just had not tried the land down under).

 

[KevinC]

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! 🍸😹

 

[huhacz]

After connecting to Germany with VPN, it downloads flawlessly. VPN unlimited

 

[gleavek]

What is this twitter link everyone is mentioning?

 

[cmaier]

Guys which vpn app you are using??

I use Private Internet Access, but any others with servers in Australia should work,