I am trying to update my 2014 MacBook Pro to Big Sur and even though I removed items for more space it is stuck in a loop and won’t mount my HD to go back to Mojave I. Recovery mode.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.14
Kimberly Seiz wrote:
I am trying to update my 2014 MacBook Pro to Big Sur and even though I removed items for more space it is stuck in a loop and won’t mount my HD to go back to Mojave I. Recovery mode.
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/4f67f843-b3d6-4154-a270-06a786e6dfb3
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/b753ffa3-3d62-4458-aaa4-9daa9f094255
Update from what to what? Mojave to Big Sur... should not be an issue in itself.
Revert your Mac to a previous macOS version https://support.apple.com/en-lamr/guide/mac-help/mh15216/10.15/mac/10.15
Boot into Internet Recovery (Option Command R) and from the dropdown menu: Utilities> Disk Utility> run the First Aid on your Macintosh HD (and the "Macintosh HD-Data" volume as well if Catalina/Big Sur) If errors are found and repaired, run again until no errors reported.
Disk Utility>View>Show All Devices The best sequence is —
• Volume level
• Container level
• Parent drive
Recovery: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
How to erase your Intel-based Mac - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496
How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
Kimberly Seiz wrote:
I am trying to update my 2014 MacBook Pro to Big Sur and even though I removed items for more space it is stuck in a loop and won’t mount my HD to go back to Mojave I. Recovery mode.
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/4f67f843-b3d6-4154-a270-06a786e6dfb3
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/b753ffa3-3d62-4458-aaa4-9daa9f094255
Update from what to what? Mojave to Big Sur... should not be an issue in itself.
Revert your Mac to a previous macOS version https://support.apple.com/en-lamr/guide/mac-help/mh15216/10.15/mac/10.15
Boot into Internet Recovery (Option Command R) and from the dropdown menu: Utilities> Disk Utility> run the First Aid on your Macintosh HD (and the "Macintosh HD-Data" volume as well if Catalina/Big Sur) If errors are found and repaired, run again until no errors reported.
Disk Utility>View>Show All Devices The best sequence is —
• Volume level
• Container level
• Parent drive
Recovery: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
How to erase your Intel-based Mac - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496
How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
Through Recovery Mode -- in disk utility -- I was able to make a disk image of my user. I then had to erase the HD and am reinstalling Big Sur now. Crossing my fingers that I can apply the disk image of my user once this finished (in 6 hours!)
The follow the advise provided by @leroydouglas and restore from the Time Machine Backup.
Something looks very off in the picture supplied " Macintosh HD - Data - Data - Data- Data " As to whether that is the cause - do not know.
Any chances there any AntiVirus, Disk Cleaner, Optimizers, Un-installers, etc installed which should be removed as per Developers Instructions. They are useless, unneeded, cause havoc and interfere with the normal operation of the OS and may even Corrupt the OS requiring a Reinstallation. The Built-in Security of Big Sur is all that is required.
None of that is installed. I just need to get my hard drive back and can’t seem to get to it to even reinstall Mojave. When I restart in Recovery Mode, the hard drive never comes to to choose it to install a system. Ugh. I’m sick. I’ve worked on Macs for 35 years and this is the first problem I’ve ever had updating.
My MacBook Pro is stuck in an upgrade loop I can’t get out of!
