Hi, I have a Mac Pro 2013 and running Mojave 10.14.2. I just downloaded macOS 10.14.3 Combo Update and when I try to run it, it says:
macOS 10.14.3 Update can't be installed on this disk. This volume does not meet the requirements for this update.
I've never had this problem before. How do I get around this?
Thanks!
Well I have found out why the Combo won't install.
There is an error in the distribution file, as part of the installation the distribution file runs a number of checks to determine if the update can be installed. One of these is the Volume check, so it checks the build number of your install of MacOS Mojave.
In the distribution file there is a list or array of the previous builds of the OS. The array in this Combo is very short so quite a few build numbers are missing and therefore the error is generated.
You could expand the 10.14.3Combo.pkg, using pkgutil in Terminal, edit the distribution file to include the build number of your install of Mojave, then use pkgutil to revert the expanded folder to a new .pkg and it should install. I did and it was successful.
Or you could wait until Apple sorts it out. Or just use software update.
Crikey.
My guess is that Apple does not see this as a priority as only a very small minority of users install the Combo. I'm sure they will fix it... just not sure it will be anytime soon. I think I will just download the Delta and install on my two iMacs and MacAir... and be done with this mess.
"FWIW, speculation, conjecture, guesses, as to what Apple may or may not do are not permitted."
Can you please tell me where that rule is posted?
I am not doubting you, but as President Reagan said "Trust, but verify."
Thank you.
Tried both methods, from recovery partition and from internet recovery, no change problem persist.
The issue started when I upgraded to High Sierra, I suspect it has something to do with the conversion from HFS+ to APFS, I have not found a solution that does not include formatting HD and doing clean install.
Bummer, still no joy. When I try to install the new one on my MacBook Pro 2018 it churns for a bit then says: "The installation failed. An error occurred installing the update." I'm going to try downloading it again to see if that makes any difference.
Well after several attempts, I was able to finally get the new Combo Update to install. Not sure what was giving me the failure messages before, but it does have a different number than when I did did the update and then Combo update on other machines. This one shows as: 10.14.3 (18D43)
When I did the update and applied the Combo after the build showed as 10.14.3 (18D42). So one digit more for the newer Combo update.
My brother said he's seeing the same thing on his 2018 Mac Mini.
Same problem here, and for others, have looked at the distribution file and there seems to be something wrong in the Volume check.
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I beta test certain software and it's always recommended that we install the Combo version.
Recommended by who? I've never read it nor done it. 3 of my 5 Macs are running betas.
I'm waiting for my contact at Apple to get back to me before doing so.
Tell the folks at Avid there is no reason normally to run a combo update unless you are two or more updates behind.
I'm waiting for my contact at Apple to get back to me before doing so.
I hope he's better than the others you know. 😎
Two more data points. Combo update fails to install on a 2018 MacBook Pro and a 2012 iMac i7
He used to work at Avid. 😝
I never had a Mojave installation fiasco on any of my Macs and you don't need a keyboard and mouse to reset the SMC on a Mac desktop.
macOS 10.14.3 Update can't be installed on this disk...
