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Everytime I load my MacBook Air To try and download big Sur I get the following error ‘an error occurred applying the software update’ when I open recovery mode it is saying my password is incorrect, and it is saying my iCloud account isn’t valid for that volume.
MacBook Air
Hello Tomev18,
We understand you're experiencing an issue installing macOS Big Sur, and we'd like to get you pointed in the right direction for a resolution. Get started with the guidance listed here: How to use safe mode on your Mac
If the issue continues in safe mode we recommend relying on macOS Recovery. Those details can be seen here: How to reinstall macOS
You should not need to use a password to enter macOS Recovery unless your storage device is locked. You can learn more here: Encrypt and protect a storage device with a password in Disk Utility on Mac
You can select your current macOS version in the top left.
Take care.
What OS are you currently running in this mac?
How much free space on the drive?
Installation failing for Big Sur
