OS X 10.13.0 download

where can i download OS X 10.13.0

Posted on Apr 7, 2020 4:10 PM

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Eau Rouge

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Posted on May 21, 2020 9:46 PM

Wish you had told me you were trying to install macOS High Sierra on two different macs. If you have downloaded it to your laptop and installed it the Install macOS High Sierra.app self deletes after installing, whereas you could have just made a copy prior to installing so that you could move it over to your iMac.

Ok on your iMac you have macOS High Sierra.appdownload, as you can see it is only 415kbs, move it to the Trash and empty the Trash. Restart your mac and go back to the App Store and try the download again, make sure the App Store says 'Get'. And also make sure the iMac is connected to your router via cable and not WiFi.

When the download has completed and you have confirmed it is 5.23GBs in size then please make a copy of it for safe keeping, As I say the one in the Applications folder will self delete after you complete the installation. It is a good idea to keep a copy safe on an external drive should you ever need to reinstall macOS High Sierra (saves having to go through the painful download process or having to access the unreliable Apple Recovery Servers) or want to install it on another mac you have.

It is also possible to make a bootable USB stick with the High Sierra installer on it.

Have the Install macOS High Sierra.app in your Applications folder, and a 16GB USB stick named MyVolume, then follow the instructions here on how to create the bootable USB installer.

How to create a bootable installer for macOS – Apple Support

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May 21, 2020 9:12 PM in response to Eau Rouge

My laptop is now running 10.13.6! Yay! Thanks so much.

On my iMac there is a file in the Applications folder labeled "macOS High Sierra.appdownload". It's 415 KB. There's no "Install macOS High Sierra.app" file, though the download took 98 minutes. A search on my computer for the "Install" app brings up nothing. There is an icon in my dock labeled "Install MacOS High Sierra", but I can't find the app anywhere where I can see its size or delete it.

The App store did say "Get" and after 98 minutes it said "Open" and that put the install icon in my dock. Does it make sense to restart my computer and try downloading it again without putting the one that already exists (somewhere!) in the trash?

My iMac is currently running OS 10.12.6 Sierra.

Eau Rouge

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May 22, 2020 1:48 AM in response to jeannem5074

Ok so open your Applications folder and check again for anything that could be related to the High Sierra installer,

for instance Install macOS High Sierra.app or anything High Sierra related. If you find anything move it to the Trash,

empty the Trash. do you have the Install macOS High Sierra.app icon in your Dock.

Another thing to try is opening Launchpad, it should be the rocket icon in your Dock and in your Applications folder,

if you see Install macOS High Sierra.app appearing there, click and hold on it till it wiggles, then click on the small 'x'that appears.

One more thing is to look inside your /Library/Updates folder, to find this folder click on Finder in the Dock,

click on View in the menubar and select Go To Folder, enter this text,

/Library/Updates

press Go.

A Finder window will open with the folder Updates highlighted, have a look inside for any folder that is titled using numbers in a string of 3 numbers then a string of 5 numbers or something similar. If you find a folder named like that, check the date that it was downloaded corresponds with yesterdays date then move it to the Trash, empty the Trash.

If you have found any of those or one and you have moved it to the Trash and emptied the Trash, restart your

mac, open Safari go back to the App Store High Sierra page and see if it now says 'Get'.

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