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Big Sur An error occurred while installing the selected updates.

I tried to upgrade to Big Sur. I followed instructions. Found Upgrade Now. Selected Upgrade Now. I received the following error: Installation Failed. An error occurred while installing the selected updates.

My MacBook Pro specs.

MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)

Processor 2.9 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7

Memory 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3

Graphics Radeon Pro 460 4 GB Intel HD Graphics 530 1536 MB

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Nov 12, 2020 4:03 PM

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Posted on Nov 12, 2020 4:05 PM

manowits wrote:

I tried to upgrade to Big Sur. I followed instructions. Found Upgrade Now. Selected Upgrade Now. I received the following error: Installation Failed. An error occurred while installing the selected updates.
My MacBook Pro specs.
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
Processor 2.9 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
Memory 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3
Graphics Radeon Pro 460 4 GB Intel HD Graphics 530 1536 MB




The servers are still being slammed. You will have to try again later.


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Nov 12, 2020 4:05 PM in response to manowits

manowits wrote:

I tried to upgrade to Big Sur. I followed instructions. Found Upgrade Now. Selected Upgrade Now. I received the following error: Installation Failed. An error occurred while installing the selected updates.
My MacBook Pro specs.
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
Processor 2.9 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
Memory 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3
Graphics Radeon Pro 460 4 GB Intel HD Graphics 530 1536 MB




The servers are still being slammed. You will have to try again later.


Big Sur An error occurred while installing the selected updates.

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