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Prompted to Install a "null" macOS Update

"null" Update:

What exactly is a "null" macOS update? Something I don't recall ever seeing.

It Reads:

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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Aug 4, 2020 4:21 PM

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Sharhari Said:

"It should display the version number of the macOS in place of (null) and an icon of macOS. See below screen for ref:"

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Interesting. The 2017 Mac has Mojave on it - This Catalina update is still being shown as "null".

Seeing "null", I'd assume the macOS platform has a broken link on it - a link intended to communicate with Apple's Servers.

Reinstalling the macOS might fix that - So, I'll give that a go and report back on whether or not I still get an error.

Thanks.

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Before reinstalling, please check if safe mode helps.

Level 5

6,293 points

It should display the version number of the macOS in place of (null) and an icon of macOS.

See below screen for ref:

Level 10

195,711 points

Sharhari Said:

"Before reinstalling, please check if safe mode helps."

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Tried that once more. No success.

Prompted to Install a "null" macOS Update