How to download Big Sur if I already updated my Mac

I have the link to the 11.1 full installer below. Scroll down to #6

How to Download macOS Big Sur, Catalina & Mojave Full Installers (mrmacintosh.com)

Vlad MARIN wrote:

If I follow the link to the AppStore and click "Get" it just opens System Preferences and nothing happens. The "Get" button does not transform into "Download".

So I'm searching for way to force the download somehow.

Verify the window is not getting hidden behind some other open window(s) on your Desktop, when you click "Get"

it is a free floating box.

Four finger swipe up on the trackpad typically shows open windows for that Desktop.

try clicking Get macOS Big Sur. if that doesn't work, report back.

You may want to be absolutely sure you want to download 11.1. It was most definitely not ready for prime time.. I am trying to go back and uninstall it because the glitches are impossible to deal with. Just a thought!

hi prshannon,

of course you're seeing a lot of people having problems with big sur here. it's called "apple support communities". people come here and ask for help. you're not going to hear from the millions of people that are not having issues. i have never seen a post from someone that asks "is everything on your mac with big sur running great too?"

I'm not sure that is helpful. I've been doing my research, and yes - of course we are only on here because we have a problem, but Big Sur is widely reported as problematic. I don't live on the community, and don't live to fix problems. I'm not a developer, and I still believe that buying and operating a laptop shouldn't require that I have high level developer skills. Every problem I've experienced with Big Sur I've researched and many are unfixable for those who do not have developer skills. Big Sur 11.2 should be ready in a few months, and my point was.... why not wait. Sorry if that offends.

prshannon wrote:

None. Zero. I did not install anything else, and I didn't transfer anything; I've started from scratch. Please stop defending it. I feel bullied.

Oh, stop whining. You tried to pull off a drive-by and got called out.

Why can't you download the installer? What happens when you try?

It was most definitely not ready for prime time..

It’s been working fine for me.

You are the lucky one. One of few, based on everything I've read.

prshannon wrote:

You are the lucky one. One of few, based on everything I've read.

No, not few at all.

What crapware did you install on your Mac? That's the normal cause of "glitches."

None. Zero. I did not install anything else, and I didn't transfer anything; I've started from scratch. Please stop defending it. I feel bullied.

Wow. I will choose to be respectful.