cyberswimmer Author

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11.1 download fails every time

My MacBook Air M1 downloads MacOS 11.1 up to 4.19GB and then says, "download failed". Is anyone else getting this?

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Posted on Dec 23, 2020 10:30 AM

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Dec 23, 2020 10:43 AM in response to cyberswimmer

Try rebooting in Safe Mode ( SHIFT ) immediately at startup. Loads very slowly - normal. Try again.

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cyberswimmer Author

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Dec 23, 2020 3:05 PM in response to Owl-53

hi folks -- post reboot (safe mode not needed), download went fine; installation now complete. Sorry for the false alarm.

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Dec 24, 2020 2:22 AM in response to cyberswimmer

Good you fixed it yourself. Simple reboot.

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