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

[udontno]

this has been the worst release ever...

 

[XavierScott]

It's working for me in Toronto... let's finally see if it works.

 

[fbara]

Still getting the error in Chicago.

 

[Sumter]

Download finally started again after multiple tries, Washington D.C. area, no VPN. 4.50GB downloaded out of 12.18GB and about 30 minutes remaining to download the rest...

 

[romanobstuder]

yeah nah... Download lasted for 30min... stoped and we are back to the start

 

[Goofoff]

well that was interesting, i too had that my updates were managed externally randomly. I rebooted. Now its back to normal and downloading again. bet they pushed a kill for the partial updates...wherever they are kept

 

[jamiedanielus]

Apple f*cked this up really good this time. I downloading the entire file, then it got stuck, then it froze, then I rebooted, then I downloaded it again, then it said I was up to date with Catalina.

Now I am just f*cked....

I can't download or update or get anything except pissed off.

Apple is starting to be as bad as Microsoft. Ughghgh

 

[DiscoToast]

It seems like it's back up and running... just the servers are slammed. Give it time. there's movement happening now. I'm up to 5.33 GB. about 2 or 3 gigs in the past 5 min.

 

[zeMinimalist]

It just failed for me again in Los Angeles without VPN

 

[riptidewahoo]

installing, downloaded using UK VPN

 

[macenvydotcom]

Installing

 

[Theophil1971]

Try running

sudo softwareupdate --clear-catalog

and then restart preferences.

OH! Running sudo and then restarting Preferences did it for me!! Thanks!!
MAKE SURE YOU DO BOTH ... run the command AND restore Prefs... might just work!!

 

[Bandaman]

if you reset NVRAM, it fixed my issue. (doesn't delete data) https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204063

Nope. None of these magic tricks in this forum work.

 

[jon9091]

OK...mine crapped out at about 7gb downloaded. And I'm back to the same annoying error message.

 

[ElguapoDave]

I'm in LA and I disconnected wifi/ethernet, then tethered to Phone. I then tried update again, and it said 'up to date'. Reconnected everything and tried update again and it works.

 

[DiscoToast]

aaaaaand I'm back to the same error page. 🤦‍♂️

 

[user1234]

Finally got it downloaded. I'll install on a separate volume tomorrow but it's 2 am in Sweden now so...

 

[MacnewWorld]

 

[januarydrive7]

Up and running in southern CA

 

[Apple_Robert]

It downloaded fine for me now. just installing it. UK btw View attachment 1662773

You are up late across the pond.

 

[XavierScott]

It's working for me in Toronto... let's finally see if it works.

Never mind, another error.

 

[jamiedanielus]

I guess Apple is punishing 1/2 of the USA for the election?

Otherwise I have no idea why Apple is sucking this bad.

Anyone?


How do I clear my Appstore downloads to start fresh?

 

[cmaier]

Well this is interesting. My software updates suddenly claims I have no internet and that my updates are managed externally.
View attachment 1662727

someone else reported that too

 

[movieator]

Started downloading again here in Los Angeles, but then got stuck at about 2.8GB. I cancelled the download.
Feels like this is just a repeat of earlier.

 

[@Brett]

hey guys the big sur update seems to have been pulled. I'm in Florida US, and I just went back and ran the software update prefpane and now it says my system is up to date with Catalina.

Does it say on the left hand side something like this device is managed externally? If something like that click on details then restore defaults. Then close the window and relaunch and update should show up.