10.8.3 update failed

App Store app downloaded the update fine, requested restart, after OK seemingly installed software. Requested restart again. Came up with a dialog box "Update failed, restart the system". After the system restart it lists as 10.8.2, but App Store app now crashes reliably can not retry install or see status. Anyone else with this?

MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Mar 14, 2013 3:17 PM

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Mar 15, 2013 2:16 AM in response to Vlad Didenko

On my Mac MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) installation of the combo update failed - after the failure message current system is shown as 10.8 3!!!


No problems with app store. Re-downloading the combo update from OS X Mountain Lion Update v10.8.3 (Combo)and trying the installation routine again did result in the same error message saying that installation had failed.


It was recommended to contact the maker of the software...


;-)



Regards,


Oliver

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Mar 15, 2013 6:03 AM in response to Oliver W.

Same here - downloaded updated from app store, update said if failed install, but all applications seem to work and report as up-to-date, such as 10.8.3 (OS) or 6.0.3 (Safari). Software Update doesn't find an update anymore. This on a 2010 MacBook Pro 17.

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Mar 15, 2013 6:15 AM in response to Vlad Didenko

Yea, the above didn't work in my case either. I will try that once more and tnd then i'll move on to the following suggestion:


https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4889891?answerId=21515905022#21515905022&ac_cid=op123456#21515905


Do take a back up of your data before you go through with this.

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Mar 15, 2013 6:51 AM in response to Vlad Didenko

10.8.3 installed just fine on my 2008 iMac, my 2011 MacBook Air, and also on both of my external hard drives and I see no problems. I installed 10.8.3 from the App Store. As I always do, I verified every disk using Disk Utility and I repaired permissions on every disk before I installed the update.

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