i tried to do the update instead of waiting until there wasn't MILLIONS of people trying at the same time. (i know, right?) it went to ~175MB and i got the error message. (not surprising) my question is do i need to erase that 175MB before trying again? (in a few days) or will the download pick up from where i left off? and if i do need to delete, where do i find those files?
thanks.
iMac 27″, macOS 10.15
Ok got it working and downloaded
These are the steps I did.
Deleted the following:
Go to
Library
Preferences
Delete “com.Apple.softwareUpdate.plist”
Empty Trash
Restart Computer
Select The Apple Top Left
Go to about this Mac
Select Software Update
You do not need to delete what has already downloaded.
FWIW, I'm going through the same thing, as are millions of us in the Mac world.
Hang in there!
Best,
gdgmacguy
No you don't need to erase anything! Just let System Preferences do update your Mac that's it! Good luck!
gdgmacguy said:
We're Mac users. We don't wait! Don't think I wasn't ready at 10am PST on the dot!
I SAID:
you're right, i COULDN'T wait :)
thank you Lestat99! i read your suggestion and figured, "hey, i have a time machine. why not try deleting those files. i can always go back if i F things up." a little over an hour later, Big Sur is downloaded and installed! thanks again!
and, just to note, i kept getting the error message until i deleted that file.
yeah, i knew i wasn't alone. and i DID know that i should have waited instead of trying immediately. why didn't i listen to myself? :) i just needed to know if i needed to erase the tiny bit that was downloaded before the error message. thanks. i'll try again in a couple of days, when the feeding frenzy is over.
i didn't think i needed to say it, but, big sur upgrade. 2019 iMac.
We're Mac users. We don't wait! Don't think I wasn't ready at 10am PST on the dot!
Best,
gdgmacguy
Unfortunately, it didn’t work for me
i admit it. i was impatient!
