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iMac haven't been able to update

I got my iMac in February and I haven't been able to update. right now I'm trying to update to the MacOs Monterrey it just stops on 53 minutes left and stays like that for hours. and I do have enough space in the Macintosh HD 177.41GB available

iMac Pro

Posted on Oct 28, 2021 9:17 AM

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Posted on Oct 28, 2021 10:12 AM

The best antivirus, cleaning app, and overall maintenance app for Mac OS is Mac OS itself. All you need to do with Mac OS to keep it secure and running well is to keep it up-to-date and do periodic (about 1x per week) restarts. Other than that, leave it alone. Adding third party antivirus, cleaning, security and other types of maintenance apps to Mac OS adds no additional level of security. The only thing these apps do is have the opposite affect users want. They make Mac OS slow, unstable, generate odd behavior (much like you are experiencing) and make Mac OS appear buggy.

 

Please locate the developers uninstall instructions for Eset Cyber Security Pro and follow to the letter. Then restart in Safe Mode per the directions in Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac  and then restart normally and attempt to upgrade to Monterey.


If your problem continues then Eset Cyber Security Pro may not be totally uninstalled and a manual process to get rid of it completely may be needed.

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Oct 28, 2021 10:12 AM in response to ErikaS1985

The best antivirus, cleaning app, and overall maintenance app for Mac OS is Mac OS itself. All you need to do with Mac OS to keep it secure and running well is to keep it up-to-date and do periodic (about 1x per week) restarts. Other than that, leave it alone. Adding third party antivirus, cleaning, security and other types of maintenance apps to Mac OS adds no additional level of security. The only thing these apps do is have the opposite affect users want. They make Mac OS slow, unstable, generate odd behavior (much like you are experiencing) and make Mac OS appear buggy.

 

Please locate the developers uninstall instructions for Eset Cyber Security Pro and follow to the letter. Then restart in Safe Mode per the directions in Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac  and then restart normally and attempt to upgrade to Monterey.


If your problem continues then Eset Cyber Security Pro may not be totally uninstalled and a manual process to get rid of it completely may be needed.

iMac haven't been able to update

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