Dear Sir,
I tried to download the MacOs Mojave from Appstore to install it on my Macbook Pro & my iMac but after 5 times, I have the same issue and it fails.
I live in Iran now and the internet access is very limited and restricted. What can i do, please ? I wanted to download the file to install on the two machines and save my internet packet but I lost more and more.
Thank you in advance for your help !
Best regards
ARK
MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.13
The most practical thing I can suggest is to find someone with a Mac running between El Capitan (10.11) to High Sierra (10.13) with faster Internet access and have them select to download Mojave from the App Store.
It will appear in their Applications folder. If they copy the "Install macOS Mojave" file from that Applications folder to a Mac-formatted USB thumb drive I believe you can use that without any problem. I don't think it will matter for that file that you would not be having their Apple ID/password to install it. Perhaps someone else can correct me if I am wrong.
If that installer doesn't work for you though, then the only guaranteed way would be to have them download that file and then turn it into an actual USB-bootable install media by following the directions for "Mojave" contained in this help article:
How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support
This would require you provide them a 16gb+ USB thumb drive formatted as HFS+. And to save you and them a headache you would want to rename the USB drive before you give it to them to be "MyVolume" so that they could cut and past the needed command line command directly from the help article.
The most practical thing I can suggest is to find someone with a Mac running between El Capitan (10.11) to High Sierra (10.13) with faster Internet access and have them select to download Mojave from the App Store.
It will appear in their Applications folder. If they copy the "Install macOS Mojave" file from that Applications folder to a Mac-formatted USB thumb drive I believe you can use that without any problem. I don't think it will matter for that file that you would not be having their Apple ID/password to install it. Perhaps someone else can correct me if I am wrong.
If that installer doesn't work for you though, then the only guaranteed way would be to have them download that file and then turn it into an actual USB-bootable install media by following the directions for "Mojave" contained in this help article:
How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support
This would require you provide them a 16gb+ USB thumb drive formatted as HFS+. And to save you and them a headache you would want to rename the USB drive before you give it to them to be "MyVolume" so that they could cut and past the needed command line command directly from the help article.
I second the idea to have someone with fast internet download the installer.
If you copy it to the Applications folder it should work-but keep a separate copy somewhere else because when the installation is complete the installer deletes itself from the Applications folder.
Yes, creating an install drive in a usb pen drive also works but you need to use that pen drive solely for this, and you need to follow the instructions precisely to make that install drive work.
You didn't explain how it fails but try installing while in Safe Mode.
Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac - Apple Support
Thank you everybody for your answers,
I don't know where is the problem but I think it comes from my internet access limits. I can download apps but when they are very heavy, it takes longtime and the download fails.
Now, I try to install it by a little installer app / file and it seems working.
Thank you again guys ; It's so kind of you
Best regards
Files over 150 MB's must be downloaded via Wi-Fi.
I know normally they are, and that's what I was worried about (and thus provided the installer-maker instructions).
However, do we know if this for sure specifically applies to OS-upgrades as well? I was somewhat thinking these were an exception to that.
Doesn't matter what the file is. App Store downloads are tied to the ID used during the download.
You're welcome.
I can't tell you if it's just for OS upgrades or not. But I know that with heavy files, it happens.
Thanks
Downloads from the App Store are tied to the Apple ID used.
If another person downloads it it will be useless to anyone else.
MacOS Mojave download
