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

[jdelaune]

And they just launched iOS 14.3 Beta... maybe try spreading the launches...

 

[Gnomeo86]

Same here. It was downloading fine up until it reached 1.56GB and then froze. Each subsequent attempt results in "An error occurred while installing the selected updates."

Seeing all the trouble Big Sur causes, I'd better wait a couple of days before updating.

 

[PhightinPhils26]

Still not as bad as the PS5 launch.

 

[nsayer]

Once again Apple gets caught with their pants down opening the door on a high-demand event.

And, of course, there's no standalone downloadable installer. Because clearly no one in the entire goddamn universe owns more than one mac.

 

[anthony13]

What does this mean? Managed externally?

 

[ghulst]

So, my download started hopefully...

Until it reached 100% that the progress bar said wasn't 100% 🤔

But I guess something is wrong here.

I think I might want to wait for a while to try again. Perhaps they will have fixed something after the weekend.

 

[Steve.P.JobsFan]

Reposting my meme from the release thread, as it is now more relevant than ever.

 

[Konigi]

Now Apple Pay and Apple Card down too. Something huge is happening on their side. Too many good things at the same time isn't good

 

[jerryk]

Youtube out last night. Apple down today. Hearing from other tech companies their extranets are down. Wonder what is going on.

 

[Hihaveyoumetted]

Add +1. Download completed, but same "an error occurred while installing selected updates" le sigh.

 

[pcd213]

 

[iPad Retina]

Been experiencing this as well, along with the peach ball and etc all of sudden, with issues opening safari and etc. Anyone else?

 

[jtrenda33]

Maybe if they had work towards delivering smaller updates and splitting the download into multiple packages, it would have been easier.

Go big or go home I always say...

 

[Bustycat]

Even Apple Card and Apple Pay are dead...

 

[ouimetnick]

Pathetic.

Netflix, etc, can handle the load when a new movie or TV series is dropped. You'd think Apple would've figured this out by now.

They probably don’t want to spend the money😂

 

[MrGimper]

Nevermind, at least iOS and iPadOS 4.3 beta is out, and watchOS 7.2 beta

 

[GamerZer0]

Revenge of Catalina 😂😂😂

 

[kzoojason76]

 

[thodoris]

not to mention the OCSP bug that is preventing people from just using their laptops. apple's incompetence is astounding.

here's a workaround:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1326990296412991489

I turned the Wifi off and on again. That fixed the problem for me

 

[Brendan03]

I'm expecting a delivery of an iPhone 12 - Went to check my account on the Apple website (Store section) -- Constantly receiving "Gateway Timeout"
Not gonna be good if I'm doing an iCloud restore and their servers are being flakey.

 

[Macguy in Chicago]

 

[AppleFeller]

Revenge of Catalina 😂😂😂

On God like it wasn't enough being a glitchy experience the past year, it has to sabotage us leaving :/

 

[jashp]

same here!

 

[MikeAnd]

Is there any way to do this without little snitch?

You should be able to just turn off your WiFi, launch the apps you need, and then reconnect (silly, I know, but it should work).

 

[ghostface147]

You should be able to just turn off your WiFi, launch the apps you need, and then reconnect (silly, I know, but it should work).

That's exactly how it works for me. I just launched everything I needed and reconnected online. No issues.