I have downloaded the OS High Sierra, from a link on Apple Support several times - to update an early 2011 MacBook Pro from Yosemite. The software downloads and appears to install (but faster than any OS I remember). I get a message about "Software has installed succeessfully" or something similar. After restart OS version appears not to have changed. Any ideas?
hbridge55 wrote:
I have downloaded the OS High Sierra, from a link on Apple Support several times - to update an early 2011 MacBook Pro from Yosemite. The software downloads and appears to install (but faster than any OS I remember). I get a message about "Software has installed succeessfully" or something similar. After restart OS version appears not to have changed. Any ideas?
Do you do not see it in >About this Mac
If not then try the install from a SafeBoot— https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
your High Sierra installer
hbridge55 wrote:
I have downloaded the OS High Sierra, from a link on Apple Support several times - to update an early 2011 MacBook Pro from Yosemite. The software downloads and appears to install (but faster than any OS I remember). I get a message about "Software has installed succeessfully" or something similar. After restart OS version appears not to have changed. Any ideas?
Do you do not see it in >About this Mac
If not then try the install from a SafeBoot— https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
your High Sierra installer
Think I'll take the machine to the "genius bar" where they have software accessible on disk without a lot of Apple lawyers and marketers between the user and the software. I'm sure at a certain point they'll refuse to update old machines and software too. Apple stores are ruled by the same marketing department. Let's hope it hasn't happened yet.
hbridge55 wrote:
Thanks for the reply
No About this Mac shows same Yosemite vs after all installs.
I also couldn't see anything happened in logs.
Let me know if the Safe boot environment works to successfully run the installer.—it certainly has helped others with a similar issue.
Thanks for the reply
No About this Mac shows same Yosemite vs after all installs.
I also couldn't see anything happened in logs.
Downloads install but don't work
