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I've been trying to update a MacBook Pro 2012 to El Capitain to Install Catalina, but every time I try to download from Apple it takes forever and it stops midway, every time with a different size of file that won't open (3,58GB/3,62GB...) Apple servers are really slow, I tried from other sites but the **** Mac won't accept the copy. I'm in a box here... APPLE, please, help us.
MacBook
When downloading from Apple you really need to have your mac connected to your router via cable.
Do not use themas while it is downloading or use any other devices that share the same internet connection.
Where are you downloading El Capitan from, it should be from here.
How to upgrade to OS X El Capitan – Apple Support
Go to Section 4 and click on Download OS X El Capitan.
This downloads InstallMacOSX.dmg to your Downloads folder.
The next section can only be done on a mac that is capable of running El Capitan,
a mac that came preinstalled with an OS later than El Capitan will refuse to do the next bit.
When downloaded open to InstallMacOSX.pkg, double-click on
that and an installation window will open, this does not install El Capitan
but converts the InstallMacOSX.pkg to the Install OS X El Capitan.app which
you will find in your Applications folder, it should be 6.2GBs in size.
(If the installation window asks which disk you want to install to, you must pick
the disk that you are booted to at the time. Not any internal or external disk that
you want to eventually install El Capitan on, that is for later.)
To start the installation of El Capitan double click on the Install OS X El Capitan.app.
The copy of the install app self deletes after installing El Capitan, so make sure you keep a copy of the InstallMacOSX.dmg
if you need it in future, or you could just make a copy of the Install OS X El Capitan.app prior to installing and moving it to
an external drive for safe keeping. It is also possible to create a bootable USB installer disk using the Install OS X El Capitan.app
in the Applications folder and the createinstallmedia command in the Terminal app.
Read the instructions here,
How to create a bootable installer for macOS – Apple Support
When downloading from Apple you really need to have your mac connected to your router via cable.
Do not use themas while it is downloading or use any other devices that share the same internet connection.
Where are you downloading El Capitan from, it should be from here.
How to upgrade to OS X El Capitan – Apple Support
Go to Section 4 and click on Download OS X El Capitan.
This downloads InstallMacOSX.dmg to your Downloads folder.
The next section can only be done on a mac that is capable of running El Capitan,
a mac that came preinstalled with an OS later than El Capitan will refuse to do the next bit.
When downloaded open to InstallMacOSX.pkg, double-click on
that and an installation window will open, this does not install El Capitan
but converts the InstallMacOSX.pkg to the Install OS X El Capitan.app which
you will find in your Applications folder, it should be 6.2GBs in size.
(If the installation window asks which disk you want to install to, you must pick
the disk that you are booted to at the time. Not any internal or external disk that
you want to eventually install El Capitan on, that is for later.)
To start the installation of El Capitan double click on the Install OS X El Capitan.app.
The copy of the install app self deletes after installing El Capitan, so make sure you keep a copy of the InstallMacOSX.dmg
if you need it in future, or you could just make a copy of the Install OS X El Capitan.app prior to installing and moving it to
an external drive for safe keeping. It is also possible to create a bootable USB installer disk using the Install OS X El Capitan.app
in the Applications folder and the createinstallmedia command in the Terminal app.
Read the instructions here,
How to create a bootable installer for macOS – Apple Support
i tried using the cable straight into the MacBook, but when it interrupted (five times I think) I had to start all over again and again... Finally, I downloaded through my PC, where you can continue to download (retake) in case it stops - then I made a copy to a flash drive and installed from it. Once I managed to get a copy, it was very simple, the difficult thing is to download a copy from Apple servers...
The OS X El Capitan stops the download mid-way making impossible to upgrade.
